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title: "I just bought a polka dot plant cutting two days ago (hypoestes…"
description: "I just bought a polka dot plant cutting two days ago (hypoestes phyllostachya) and I didn’t know it needed humidity to really thrive but am unsure as to how I…"
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# I just bought a polka dot plant cutting two days ago (hypoestes…

_Posted by plantmami34 on 2025-04-28_

I just bought a polka dot plant cutting two days ago (hypoestes phyllostachya) and I didn’t know it needed humidity to really thrive but am unsure as to how I create humidity for it? Does anyone have any tips? Does it actually need humidity?

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## 13 comments

### 7Bee commented on 2025-04-28

To add humidity you can place it in your bathroom. Or just set the pot inside a dish with pebbles and some water.

### 7Bee commented on 2025-04-28

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### plantmami34 commented on 2025-04-28

@7Bee thank you!

### laura 🩷🪴 commented on 2025-04-28

These have always grown fine in my regular household humidity, tbh!

### Newleaf commented on 2025-04-28

Mine loves the southern NC humidity. Wasn’t doing well inside and so I put it out in my screen porch during the warmer months and it did so well, even flowered.

### monster\_maniac commented on 2025-04-28

oof mine needed a lot of humidity  
uhh to create it  
bathroom  
plants around it (transpiration- when plants excrete O2 through stomata other plants absorb it☺️)  
orrrr humidifier and the dish thingy i dont have enough stones for that💀 but ive heard it works great!!  
like i have monstera  
pothos  
alocasia  
philo  
and syngonium alllll together  
and voila!

### Bebra commented on 2025-04-28

Don’t listen to these people. The pebble tray will not work. If you want to increase the humidity - get yourself a humidifier or cover it with some glass to make a little greenhouse. But with the second method, you need to give the plant some fresh air every now and then

#### Blossoming\_Beginner replied on 2025-04-28

What is the humidity this particular plant needs?

#### Bebra replied on 2025-04-28

Likes 65-75%, but 50% is also ok. But mostly it needs a good light and occasional trimming

### Angelica commented on 2025-04-28

I heard/read somewhere that grouping it with other plants will create a natural humidity zone. I’m not sure how accurate that is, but my polka dot is surrounded by other plants and seems to be doing well

### Deanna commented on 2025-04-29

I have a pink nerve plant someone told me to mist it for extra humidity- so far seems to be working. Also a Dark Mystery plant I am misting AND keep in a tray with water \& pebbles. Jury is out on that one, it was drying out quite a bit and seems to have stopped but isn’t quite thriving yet.

### PlantMasterAsh commented on 2025-04-29

Another way of keeping in moisture is to put a clear plastic bag loosely over it, like a produce bag or Ziploc bag

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