7 of the Top Reasons for Brown Leaves on Prayer Plants

Prayer plants have gorgeous, patterned leaves. They are also sensitive to their growing conditions and known to be a bit fussy.

While the occasional brown leaf tip is to be expected, if your houseplant is making this a habit, it might be a cry for help.

In this article I’m going to discuss some of the most likely causes of brown leaves on prayer plants, so that you can come to your beloved plant’s assistance – and answer its prayers, so to speak.

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And when I say “prayer plant,” I mean all the species grown as houseplants that are part of the Marantaceae family and that go by this common name, including marantas, calatheas (renamed and officially known as goeppertias), ctenanthes, and stromanthes.

Here’s what I’ll cover:

When you bring a prayer plant into your home, you’re probably hoping to enjoy the visual delights of its gorgeous foliage. So it’s no fun to see those wonderfully patterned leaves turning brown at the tips or edges.

Let’s look at some of the most common reasons why brown leaves can pop up in these tropical houseplants, so you can keep them looking verdantly fresh, with their leaves untarnished.

If your prayer plant has brown tips or leaf margins and you are not watering very frequently, too little moisture could be the problem.

The members of the Marantaceae family like to have moist – but not soggy or waterlogged – soil. While many houseplants do better with a bit of neglect in order to prevent overwatering, this is not the case with these species.

Depending on the conditions in