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title: "Hello everyone, im a new plant mom🪴 I bought this beautiful plant…"
description: "Hello everyone, im a new plant mom🪴 I bought this beautiful plant this morning. I just has a few yellow / ripped up leafs. Any tips on how to care for it?"
url: "https://getplanta.com/community/6WjlL_2rTSS00GnYx8UA_g/I1Edgnz4Siuv6Dqkwjm2Ag"
community: "Philodendron Parents"
author: "Briannis 🍓"
published: "2024-06-07T19:58:22.792591Z"
language: "en"
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# Hello everyone, im a new plant mom🪴 I bought this beautiful plant…

_Posted by Briannis 🍓 on 2024-06-07_

Hello everyone, im a new plant mom🪴  
I bought this beautiful plant this morning. I just has a few yellow / ripped up leafs. Any tips on how to care for it?

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## 5 comments

### Ariana commented on 2024-06-07

Hi there! This is a maranta also known as prayer plant! These are a bit finicky for some people but what I found works best is the following:  
Light: mine is in a covered balcony about 5 feet away from the open outside (south facing)  
Humidity: It’s about 65% humidity level in Florida or higher at times  
Soil: I found that this plant does best in a chunky mix (soil, perlite, orchid bark) and a 1 inch layer of leca on the bottom.  
Water: Due to these plants being more sensitive to underwatering I like to fill the dish underneath the prayer plant every 3 days with just a half inch of water so that it can keep moisture in between waterings. And besides that i water it every week and try to fertilize every 14 days.

#### Briannis 🍓 replied on 2024-06-07

Omg thank you so much!

#### Ariana replied on 2024-06-07

no problem!! Hope it works out for u ☻︎

#### Ariana replied on 2024-06-07

oh and also, always used filtered water!! they hate tap water it’ll cause their leaves to become crispy and with holes

#### Briannis 🍓 replied on 2024-06-07

Good to know. Thanks 🥰

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