Does your plant do this?
#Philodendron
Kendall always has drops of water on its leaves when I get home. It's like it's tearing up or sweating. Is that normal? What does that mean? Good or bad?
Kendall always has drops of water on its leaves when I get home. It's like it's tearing up or sweating. Is that normal? What does that mean? Good or bad?
1ft to light, direct
6” pot with drainage
Last watered 5 days ago
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Best Answer
It's a normal process called guttation. A plant only uses 10% of the water it absorbs. The rest is expelled in transpiration. In most plants it's expelled in the form of water vapour, but in aroids it's common for the vapour to condense and collect on the leaves. Completely normal.
Transpiration also causes a suction pull in the xylem. This pulls the water up from the rootzone
Transpiration also causes a suction pull in the xylem. This pulls the water up from the rootzone
I believe it’s expelling excess water. Maybe water a little less often :)