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title: "My Maranta’s (Red Prayer Plant) leaves have been drooping more each…"
description: "My Maranta’s (Red Prayer Plant) leaves have been drooping more each day since I brought it home. I’ve watered it twice in the past week (enough for the soul to…"
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community: "Anything about plants"
author: "TheNiks"
published: "2023-06-06T00:37:30.844Z"
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# My Maranta’s (Red Prayer Plant) leaves have been drooping more each…

_Posted by TheNiks on 2023-06-06_

My Maranta’s (Red Prayer Plant) leaves have been drooping more each day since I brought it home. I’ve watered it twice in the past week (enough for the soul to be moist but not wet) and placed a humidifier by the pot for last 2 day. Has this happened to anyone else?

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## 6 comments

### Aech commented on 2023-06-06

Mine was unhappy until I moved it to a frosted bathroom window. East facing, maybe? Now he’s so happy!

### InkedgirlC commented on 2023-06-06

Marantas leaves point down in daytime and the leaves will point up at night. Like praying hands. Mine does this and I have had flowers recently.

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#### TheNiks replied on 2023-06-06

Ah makes me feel better! Even though the leaves don’t point upward at night, I wonder if they will start to soon

### Plantsarelife commented on 2023-06-06

Prayer plants hence the name droop during the day to take in the sun and then bring the leaves up at night because they cannot take in the sun at night hence the name prayer

### Yousigifi commented on 2023-06-08

OMG!!!!! That is incredible

### Yousigifi commented on 2023-06-08

👍

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