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title: "this is my prayer plant, and ive been trying to take better care of…"
description: "this is my prayer plant, and ive been trying to take better care of it but to no avail. there are small spots of brown discolouration, and entire leaves are…"
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# this is my prayer plant, and ive been trying to take better care of…

_euph0ria님이 2023-08-06에 게시함_

this is my prayer plant, and ive been trying to take better care of it but to no avail. there are small spots of brown discolouration, and entire leaves are turning yellow. please help, it was a gift from a close friend so i want to keep it healthy. i have almost no experience with plants.

![1개 중 1번째 첨부 파일](https://images.getplanta.com/v1/resize/wzQsmYO14YEeWzQtWm7o5UKM_0scqvod_T1sds_1Ct8/6b4ff95b95494190aa25c685bf590316.webp?size=large)

## 10개의 댓글

### Kass님이 2023-08-06에 댓글을 남겼어요.

You welcome I really hope it gets better

### Tee Jay님이 2023-08-06에 댓글을 남겼어요.

Check for spider mites! They love my prayer plants

#### euph0ria님이 2023-08-06에 답변했습니다.

how should i go about checking for that?

#### Tee Jay님이 2023-08-06에 답변했습니다.

You can google pictures of spider mites or spider mite damage and then check the your plant (mainly the backs of leaves) for them. Look carefully because they are tiny!

#### euph0ria님이 2023-08-06에 답변했습니다.

thank you!!

### Ana님이 2023-08-06에 댓글을 남겼어요.

I would do a couple things:  
\* check for pests and treat if found  
\* repot into a better substrate. For Marantas, I would probably use 50% soil, 30% perlite, 10% bark and 10% charcoal. I would also add worm castings.  
\* water with distilled water when 80% dry  
\* what window is it on? If too much direct light, I would move it a little further from the window. Some Marantas can be sensitive to too bright of light

#### euph0ria님이 2023-08-06에 답변했습니다.

thank you so much, ill definitely put all of these things on my to do list :) i really appreciate it!

### Bec님이 2023-08-06에 댓글을 남겼어요.

Direct light burns their leaves and they love humidity.  
Also they like their soil to stay moist.

#### euph0ria님이 2023-08-06에 답변했습니다.

thank you!

### Jo :)님이 2023-08-06에 댓글을 남겼어요.

If the methods above don’t work I’d suggest cutting it and putting it in water they thrive in water very well 👌🏼

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