I’m pretty sure I’m about to kill this thing. It seemed h...
2ft to light, indirect
4” pot with drainage
Last watered 2 years ago
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Hola 👋 These plants are fun and pretty easy once you get into their rhythm. Quick note, I believe this one is called a Bunny or Rabbit Tracks maranta, rather than a Green Prayer Plant. You should be able to change the species by editing your plant’s card. Now, my first thought may be watering. Maranta can be sensitive to chemicals in the water, so distilled is best. Otherwise, over time, the plant will store the chemicals in their leaves, dying after some time. It could also be humidity, something all maranta/prayer plants require. They can be a bit more sensitive than most houseplants in that regard.
@Amyrosecessna Sì, humidity was the most common issue I struggled with prayer plants. They can often be not too forgiving, so it may be something small like not enough humidity, but they react pretty strongly still. I had mine grouped together to naturally improve humidity, and then placed one of those tiny desktop humidifiers in their cluster and this worked pretty well ^^
@zay - dude!! When are you getting your blue check mark?! I see you all over Greg and you have great advice! Good job!
Amy, I have finally found my plant's happy spot and happy pot.
You can tell by the old growth that I was struggling to please my plant. I finally put it about four feet from an east window. It get NO direct light at all. I think the kicker was making it a self watering pot. Then, the soil is as moist as it needs to be and the growth has EXPLODED.
Amy, I have finally found my plant's happy spot and happy pot.
You can tell by the old growth that I was struggling to please my plant. I finally put it about four feet from an east window. It get NO direct light at all. I think the kicker was making it a self watering pot. Then, the soil is as moist as it needs to be and the growth has EXPLODED.
@sarahsalith I have some self watering pots sitting around. Maybe I’ll pop him in one and see what happens. It does get a bit of morning sun so maybe I should move it back a bit too.
@Amyrosecessna mine used to get east sun and the bottom leaves is what that looked like. Once I put it on the piano, POOF! All the green, new growth!
