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title: "Hello all relatively new plant dad here. I started last November with…"
description: "Hello all relatively new plant dad here. I started last November with some clippings from my mom four of them to be exact a purple heart a prayer plant a…"
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# Hello all relatively new plant dad here. I started last November with…

_Posted by Plant Daddy B on 2026-05-17_

Hello all relatively new plant dad here. I started last November with some clippings from my mom four of them to be exact a purple heart a prayer plant a croton and a couple succulents. It’s finally nice enough here in Chicago to get them outside. Bought this cute little shelf and have also added (more than) a few to my collection!

Really enjoying this and finding it very therapeutic!

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## 6 comments

### Plant Daddy B commented on 2026-05-17

Some inside ones that couldn’t fit in the original post

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### KJM commented on 2026-05-17

You've got a nice collection there. I would watch that prayer plant. The curling of the leaves is a sign of distress. I know they fold up at night but that curling at the edges is usually a watering or humidity issue. If it's newly planted it could be just the result of not having enough roots to sustain the top moisture needs. If that's the case you might try applying a root stimulator. Not a rooting hormone but a root stimulator. There's a difference.

#### Plant Daddy B replied on 2026-05-18

Thanks it was really droopy and curled up inside so I moved it outside. It has perked up, but it’s still a little rolled by getting better. I’m hoping that it adjusts.

### Tracy Lee commented on 2026-05-18

Your tradescantia is breathtaking!! 😍

#### Plant Daddy B replied on 2026-05-18

Thank you!!

### Mads commented on 2026-05-19

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