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title: "Im a newbie to Prayer plants. Is this a fungus starting up on my…"
description: "Im a newbie to Prayer plants. Is this a fungus starting up on my Rattlesnake Prayer plant? I don’t think Ive been over watering as Ive been using a moisture…"
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# Im a newbie to Prayer plants. Is this a fungus starting up on my…

_Lagt ut av Lynwood den 2024-04-01_

Im a newbie to Prayer plants. Is this a fungus starting up on my Rattlesnake Prayer plant? I don’t think Ive been over watering as Ive been using a moisture meter. I removed 2 leaves with spots. The rest of the plant is healthy looking.

![Vedlegg 1 av 2](https://images.getplanta.com/v1/resize/D4imTalD8sgMEKergKkO5DpG01a4Yp22Ovqg1cFT-O0/9crWJb2XTber4MnnV78aQA.webp?size=large)

![Vedlegg 2 av 2](https://images.getplanta.com/v1/resize/D4imTalD8sgMEKergKkO5DpG01a4Yp22Ovqg1cFT-O0/C85jm9JJQQOsnsX_54x5qg.webp?size=large)

## 4 kommentarer

### LearningPlantMom kommenterte den 2024-04-01

So the reason there are spots, and those two leaves are kinda yellow is because of an under watering issue. For prayer plants, you have to keep the soil moist at all times.  
But, fungus and bacteria love a good moist environment as much as your plant does. So that’s the brown spots. You can try an application of a general houseplant fungicide and that will kill any active and future fungus diseases. You could also try spraying neem oil over the plant, or rubbing it over the leaves of the plant. That will get rid of any fungus or bacteria.

#### Lynwood svarte den 2024-04-01

Thx very much. Think I will stop misting for a bit until Im sure no new spots will appear.

### FriendofVeg kommenterte den 2024-04-01

The spots look a bit like sunburn via droplets on the leaves.

#### Lynwood svarte den 2024-04-01

Thx. The plant gets about an hour of filtered light in the morning, then diffuse light in the afternoon. Don’t think its sun burn

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