Hi friends, I had a question about my little prayer buddy, she is doing mostly well and has had around 6 new leaves spout up and begin to unroll, those leaves are going well however I’m noticing that at the bottom of the plant some of the leaves are starting to die. This juxtaposition of new growth along with death has me really confused, any ideas on what’s going on?
Bottom leaves are older leaves so they are at the end of their life cycle. If newer leaves turn yellow then there is cause for concern
1 like Thank you! That’s good news
1 likeI only water mine with distilled. Nothing else. They don’t even really like filtered water and definitely not tap. I also mist mine daily with distilled. My lemon lime is VERY happy and I’ve haven’t lost a leaf (yet!).
what kind of water are you using? do you know how the humidity is in your house? prayer plants are incredibly sensitive to excess minerals and chemical additives in their water. if your tap water is chlorinated and you can’t collect rainwater, i would recommend filtering it and treating with an aquarium water conditioner. filtering the tap water will remove most of the minerals and chemicals and the water conditioner will dissolve any remaining chlorines/chloramines. many will recommend distilled water, but i advise against it as it’s quite wasteful and very expensive (at $1-2 per gallon, you may end up spending hundreds on just water)
1 like Thanks for the tip! I’ll try filtered water or rain water from here on out
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