How To Grow Prayer Plants

The prayer plant prefers well-drained soil and requires high humidity to thrive. Prayer plant houseplants should be kept moist, but not soggy. Use warm water and feed prayer plant houseplants every two weeks, from spring through fall, with an all-purpose fertilizer.

Are prayer plants easy to grow?
How do I make my prayer plant Fuller?
Can you grow a prayer plant from a cutting?
Why is my prayer plant dying?
Where should I put my prayer plant?
Do prayer plants like coffee grounds?
Are prayer plants hard to care for?
Should you stake a prayer plant?
When should I repot my prayer plant?
Can you grow cuttings without rooting hormone?
Do prayer plants like bathrooms?
Why is my prayer plant not praying?

Are prayer plants easy to grow?

The Red Prayer Plant is an easy plant—place it in a sunny spot, keep it's soil damp, and mist it's leaves once a week and it will flourish.

How do I make my prayer plant Fuller?

Pruning If you want to encourage more vigorous growth, you can prune your prayer plant. Use a sterilized pair of garden scissors and clip the stems right above a leaf node. The prayer plant will respond by sending out new shoots directly below the cut area, making for a bushier appearance!

Can you grow a prayer plant from a cutting?

Propagation By Cuttings

By and large, propagating prayer plant from stem cuttings is the most popular. ... Dip about an inch of your cutting into water, then into a powdered rooting hormone. You can then place your cutting into your preferred potting medium. Be sure the potting mix remains moist.

Why is my prayer plant dying?

Why do prayer plant leaves turn brown? Prayer plants with brown tips can be caused by low humidity, improper watering, excess fertilizer or even too much sun. Cultural conditions are easy to change and soon your beautiful houseplant will be back to its glossy glory.

Where should I put my prayer plant?

Hang your plant from the ceiling in a west or south facing room. Find a corner where direct light cannot reach the plant and hang it so it gets proper light exposure and grows properly. Proper light exposure results in a prayer plant with rich, green stems and colorful leaves.

Do prayer plants like coffee grounds?

Do prayer plants like coffee grounds? Coffee grounds are commonly used to boost the nitrogen content of potting soil and to add a mulch-like texture. However, adding too much coffee on top of the soil your plants are in can trap moisture inside and invite fungal disease.

Are prayer plants hard to care for?

Caring for an indoor prayer plant isn't difficult. ... Prayer plant has fine, shallow roots that are susceptible to root rot. So its planting medium and its container need to drain well. Water should be able to drain freely from the container's base.

Should you stake a prayer plant?

If your Prayer Plant is healthy but starting to grow sideways, you might be wondering if this plant likes to grow on a trellis or moss pole. A look at their natural habitat gives us a clue – they grow in clumps on the forest floor. Staking a Maranta Leuconeura won't damage it, but it won't help it either.

When should I repot my prayer plant?

Care of Prayer Plants

Repot the plant if you see roots growing out of the drainage holes, if you need to water more frequently or if the plant stops growing. ... Treat the plant with a 20-20-20 water-soluble fertilizer about every two weeks in the growing season, typically spring and summer.

Can you grow cuttings without rooting hormone?

Many cuttings root on their own without any added rooting hormone because cuttings naturally contain it. Most softwood cuttings from herbaceous plants and houseplants root very easily. ... The water, along with the natural rooting hormones in the plant caused the cutting to root.

Do prayer plants like bathrooms?

Prayer Plants do not like to dry out completely and leaves may turn brown along edges and in spots, if allowed to get too dry between watering. ... Because this plant likes humidity, a bathroom with good indirect light is a great home for it. EXTRA CREDIT: Extra humidity is needed to keep leaves looking their best.

Why is my prayer plant not praying?

The most common reasons your Prayer Plant stops moving and praying include too much or too little light, the potting mix getting too dry, or a reaction to shock. It could also be a combination of a couple of these.