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title: "For the life of me I can’t get this guy to be happy. It’s by a window…"
description: "For the life of me I can’t get this guy to be happy. It’s by a window but the leaves are all reaching towards the light like it’s starving and all of them turn…"
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community: "Pests, diseases and problems"
author: "Industry Plant"
published: "2025-09-11T19:44:22.459935Z"
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# For the life of me I can’t get this guy to be happy. It’s by a window…

_Posted by Industry Plant on 2025-09-11_

For the life of me I can’t get this guy to be happy. It’s by a window but the leaves are all reaching towards the light like it’s starving and all of them turn brown and crispy so fast.

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## 5 comments

### SWDK commented on 2025-09-11

Maybe a more bright indirect location? Perhaps a porch with a shade over it? Thats where I have mines at currently on a porch with indirect bright sunlight.

### LaMP commented on 2025-09-11

I see the water bulb- does it dry out between waterings or stay mostly wet?

### may commented on 2025-09-12

hi! in nature these tend to be understory, ground cover plants (usually) and do much better with indirect or dappled light, similar to how it would get light under some trees. I would back it away a bit from the window and see if that doesn't make it happier!

#### Industry Plant replied on 2025-09-13

Thanks! I moved it further from the window to see if it’ll help. It just feels like it’s reaching for the light, so I assumed it needed more sun

### Kelly commented on 2025-09-12

I have mine about 2 feet from my sliding glass door and she gets 2-3 hours of indirect sunlight and she’s thriving if that helps

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