Trouble with Dtps. Newberry Parfait 'Picotee'

[FL_GROWER82]

Hi all,

I am having some trouble with this plant and am in need of advice and solutions.

This plant has just finished flowering and in the normal cycle that I have seen after flowering there is generally a new leaf…and with a new leaf sprouting means that generally the bottom one will drop off…not a problem…I have not seen two or three leaves drop off…any ideas as to why? I may answer my question later in this post…

After flowering…I saw that some of the roots were looking a little questionable so I made the decision to repot to not only clean up the roots but also to get some new potting media. Could this be a contributing factor to the leaf drop and just general stress of being repotted?

This is also the time of year that my lanai will start to get sunlight in the early morning hours, this plant has not moved in more than a year…could this be too much sunlight?

I have also noticed a few cobwebs around and when I went to repot I saw these little spiders in the root system which I got rid of…hopefully…but where there are a few there will surely be more…are these little buggers friend or foe…hehe.

I know that you all like pictures and I will post them later on tonight…any advice or suggestion would be wonderful and appreciated.

Zach