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Prayer plants are beloved for their colorful stripes and elegant oval leaves.

These members of theMarantagenus can tolerate lower-light conditions that can be challenging for other houseplants.

I’m still not sure what I did to kill the last one.

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First, it developed brown patches on its leaves.

I pruned them off and new, tightly curled leaves emerged, but most never unfurled.

Finally, after the plant sustained damage from an overfertilizing mishap, it was done for.

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I pruned away the damaged leaves and flushed the soil with water several times, but it never recovered.

Yes, my prayer plant’s death was my fault.

Want more gardening tips?

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Just trim them off in a V-shape and you’ll never know the difference.

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