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title: "Does anyone know why this specific plant leave curl? Doesn’t look…"
description: "Does anyone know why this specific plant leave curl? Doesn’t look healthy, none of my other plants have this issue. 🙁"
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community: "Pests, diseases and problems"
author: "Kieley"
published: "2024-01-10T05:40:58.153Z"
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# Does anyone know why this specific plant leave curl? Doesn’t look…

_Geplaatst door Kieley op 2024-01-10_

Does anyone know why this specific plant leave curl? Doesn’t look healthy, none of my other plants have this issue. 🙁

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## 5 reacties

### letsfindjoy reageerde op 2024-01-10

Also kind of hard to tell but it looks like a Calathea which needs distilled water as it has a lime sensitivity that is in regular water

### Lana Layne 🌺🪴🪻🌵🌸 reageerde op 2024-01-10

Looks as though it needs water, what kind is it?

### Tamara reageerde op 2024-01-10

May have curled when I’ve over watered! What plant is it?

### DeeDee reageerde op 2024-01-10

It’s a Triostar Stromanthe. They are very dramatic about watering, lol. Mine does that when it gets too dry.

### Plant Father reageerde op 2024-01-10

stromanthe and other prayer plants curl their leaves like this in response to a variety of stressors. dry air, heat, and dry soil are the most common. curling the leaves helps prevent water loss through transpiration. i’m guessing your stromanthe just needs a good watering. i wait til the top 1/2” or so of soil is dry on mine and then pour lots of rain water or filtered/treated tap water over the top of the soil to rinse away excess minerals. these plants cannot tolerate excessive chemicals and minerals in their soil

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