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title: "the stem of my zebra plant is looking a little brown and leaves are…"
description: "the stem of my zebra plant is looking a little brown and leaves are droopy, any tips?"
url: "https://getplanta.com/community/lZ7uAE3pQ86jnFGxrCwLrg/65aed90c4b22f78c0943c94a"
community: "Anything about plants"
author: "Zoey Leet"
published: "2024-01-22T21:07:24.81Z"
language: "en"
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# the stem of my zebra plant is looking a little brown and leaves are…

_Posted by Zoey Leet on 2024-01-22_

the stem of my zebra plant is looking a little brown and leaves are droopy, any tips?

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## 4 comments

### NervousNurse commented on 2024-01-23

Is it a prayer plant? Might just need to up the humidity and water.

#### Zoey Leet replied on 2024-01-26

i’ll look into it, thanks!

### PlantLady commented on 2024-01-23

The “sheath” that surrounds the new leaves of one of my Calathea are brown so that could just be normal

#### Zoey Leet replied on 2024-01-26

ok thank you!

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