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title: "My footstool palm has been closing all of its leaves like this. It…"
description: "My footstool palm has been closing all of its leaves like this. It started doing this to the bottom smaller ones. Please can anyone help me🙂"
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community: "Anything about plants"
author: "Mya"
published: "2024-02-04T11:06:01.985903Z"
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# My footstool palm has been closing all of its leaves like this. It…

_Posted by Mya on 2024-02-04_

My footstool palm has been closing all of its leaves like this. It started doing this to the bottom smaller ones. Please can anyone help me🙂

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## 7 comments

### Jenna commented on 2024-02-04

Could the environment be too dry? That leaf looks really dried up, like the humidity isn’t high enough

#### Mya replied on 2024-02-04

I will try misting it more often thank you that’s a good point

#### yooni replied on 2024-02-04

misting might not raise ambient humidity enough. try a humidifier, if you can afford it.

#### Mya replied on 2024-02-04

I’ve got a humidifier. How often would you recommend it on for and how close?

### Sunny commented on 2024-02-04

Leaves typically fold close to conserve water. It may be low humidity or insufficient water at the roots, as commented above. I agree that a humidifier is your best option if humidity is the primary cause of the dryness.

#### Mya replied on 2024-02-04

Thank you I appreciate all the advice

### Mya commented on 2024-02-04

I’ve had a few brown spots appear on the leaves as well. Can this he related to anything?

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