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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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author: "plantmami34"
published: "2025-04-28T16:51:56.384767Z"
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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

### Rose Lynn commented on 2025-06-28

I didn't know they flowered! How exciting 😊 I just recently got one and it's become my favorite plant.

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