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title: "These polka dot plants have been testing every ounce of my patience.…"
description: "These polka dot plants have been testing every ounce of my patience. (Not their fault, I just don’t know what I’m doing). They’re so finicky. Any tips???"
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community: "Anything about plants"
author: "Bri bee"
published: "2023-12-06T20:45:45.788Z"
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# These polka dot plants have been testing every ounce of my patience.…

_Posted by Bri bee on 2023-12-06_

These polka dot plants have been testing every ounce of my patience. (Not their fault, I just don’t know what I’m doing). They’re so finicky. Any tips???

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## 4 comments

### mel commented on 2023-12-07

Omg mine were doing so well and just randomly started dying too! Idk what the problem is😭

### meptune ★ commented on 2023-12-07

they seem to just be really picky and stubborn, I don’t think you’re doing anything wrong in particular

### Tigerlilly commented on 2023-12-07

I’m with PlantyAnn on this one, they are just divas to which I had no patience with. I chopped mine and propagated to see if it would root and if it does, I’m promptly giving it away! And it’s definitely their fault, haha. They are super finicky.

### horrid\_mess commented on 2023-12-08

Polka dots LOVE to be leggy but will adapt if you chop of half way down their stem so they still have leaves and they will grow new stems. I suggest also rotating them so they can get light from all sides every week so they aren’t just facing one direction 24/7. And the leaves will die usually it’s bottom to top to make room for new growth and when the stems get quite bare at the bottom I like burrying them just a little bit further down with the stems so it doesn’t show too much bare mess but not enough for stem rot. I know people struggle a lot with this plant but I hope this helps!

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