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title: "My prayer plant has brown edges and leaves turning yellow. What am I…"
description: "My prayer plant has brown edges and leaves turning yellow. What am I doing wrong?"
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community: "Pests, diseases and problems"
author: "CINDY"
published: "2026-08-29T23:43:23.868063Z"
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# My prayer plant has brown edges and leaves turning yellow. What am I…

_Posted by CINDY on 2026-08-29_

My prayer plant has brown edges and leaves turning yellow. What am I doing wrong?

## 2 comments

### Amie206 commented on 2026-08-30

\- Needs a higher than normal level of humidity  
\- Doesn’t like minerals in regular tap water so only water with rain water, distilled water etc.  
\- Fine balance between too much vs too little water

Could also be the pot you have it in is keeping it too wet. Yellowing is usually a sign of too much water.

### CINDY commented on 2026-09-13

Thank you

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