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LindseyRae

Bought this black velvet the other day for 50% off because it looked great and was just really droopy. (The plant store it was in in actually has no windows so I figured it was just from lack of sun) I’ve had it sitting in the sunny window in the day time and in this chair at night under a grow light with it leaves propped up, hoping it will give it the support to get more upright. Any suggestions to help this guy get less droopy? He’s already doing better since I brought it home. It’s actually gone up a bit and had a new growth already. (Daytime picture is when I got it home the other day)

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  1. Chantal

    Plants need rest too so keeping them under grow lights at night isn’t beneficial! Mine do great under the grow light for 8-12 hrs a day. You could also try increasing the humidity by keeping a tray of water underneath the planter. Also you have three plants in the one pot so you could definitely separate them as well!

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  2. RK

    Mine was starting to get droopy, then I moved it to my shower and now it’s perking back up. Lots more humidity

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    • LindseyRae

      I bought a humidifier recently and put it near it and it’s been doing amazing! It has about three new leaves now! ❤️

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