Praying hands plant

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maidofshade
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Praying hands plant

Post by maidofshade »

Hi
I picked up some clearance house plants today and one is a praying hands plant
I had one years ago and I killed it :evil:
So I would love to let this one live :-?
Any advice???????????????
TIA
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Post by maidofshade »

Whoops
Sorry It is a prayer plant Maranta
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Post by Aud »

Mine grows wonderful outside in the summer but they would die in the winter. I finally kept one alive last year by keeping it in the bathroom.

The windows are frosted but it was enough light and the humidity of the shower gave it what it needed to stay alive and it grew very good in that environment all winter.
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Post by maidofshade »

Thanks Aud
Looks like humidity is the trick! :P
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Post by party_music50 »

Just thought I'd mention: they generally start to get a little "ratty" looking just before spring, but that's normal because they are about to put out a whole new flush of growth. When you see that new growth coming just cut away any of the old leaves/stems that look bad.
~~~ Audrey ~~~
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