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Kat

Hi y’all, This triostar used to be a huge plant with between 20-30 stems before it needed to be divided. My partner divided it and kept half of it and I kept the other half. Right away her’s was fine and mine shriveled and curled. I had to cut away the dead and I’m left with these two leaves. Now one of these two is dying too. What’s wrong? How do I get it to stop dying? Differences between my partner’s house and mine: -Her home is warmer and she waters it with city water (calcium heavy). -My home is a bit chilly and I have well water. I’ve tried moving it to a spot with less direct light, a pebble tray to increase humidity, letting it dry out to prevent root rot, placing it in the bathroom occasionally for the humidity, wiping the leaves, and pruning all the dead sprouts/leaves. Nothing seems to be working. What else do I do!

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  1. Sunny

    It looks like overwatering or inconsistent watering. They like a moist rich soil and don’t like the soil to completely dry out like some alocasias. Let the soil dry out halfway before watering. Reduce the pot size and use light well draining soil. Even an alocasia potting mix would work. They like temperatures between 65°F and 80°F with humidity about 40% or a bit higher. They like water at room temperature and filtered to remove minerals and chorine. Distilled or spring water will work. Bright indirect lighting, not full sunlight, is best. You may need a grow light running 12 hours a day to compensate. 🍀🪴

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  2. Wolfen 🐺

    I agree, with sunny, my first thought was it looks very wet.

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    • Gray

      Hi friend, please see my other comment on this post. I’ve come to trust your advice :)

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  3. KJM

    I agree with most of what's already been said. Moist but not soggy, well draining soil, bright indirect light or even a little dappled Sun. Stromath is not an allocasia. If that is what the previous comment was suggesting. It is more closely related to a prayer plant. If humidity is an issue perhaps a pebble tray would be in order. They are native to a rainforest.

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    • Gray

      Hi, the partner in question here. It does have a pebble tray and the soil is not wet, just dark in color. I have nine prayer plants including one of these and have no idea why this one is being funny. Only guess is maybe the well water and it’s too cold? But I’ve never seen one react like this

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  4. Wolfen 🐺

    Have you tried a heat mat at all? Since it looks wet, maybe ditch the pebble tray for a bit and mist it. You could also try some distilled, or fill up a jug at your partners house, to see if it's the water that's causing the main issue. Like the care you're offering should be having it happy, that's so strange. The only other thing I can think of is maybe an underlying pest or fungal.

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    • Gray

      I’ll suggest she try that, thanks!

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