What is my plant doing???

[rodriguezpoultry]

The leaves seem to be coming towards the center of the plant? Is that normal? It almost reminds me of how an artichoke looks (as in the edible part) that looks like it's layered.

This is what it looked like a few days ago:

Is it that I'm misting it too much? Anything I'm doing wrong or is it doing what it's supposed to be doing?

 

[journey11]

I don't know, maybe too dry or drying out too fast? When my houseplants start to look sad, I usually figure it's time to repot them (up size the pot and use fresh soil mix).

 

[rodriguezpoultry]

Wow? Already? I just got it 2 days ago and put it into it's pot?

 

[beavis]

Those photos look like they were taken at night. Some plants seem to close up a bit in the evening.

Give the plant time to adjust to everything around it, since you rescued it a few days ago from a certain death.

It is still acclimating itself to changes in light, humidity, the nutrients in the soil, etc.

 

[beavis]

After a bit of research, I think I know what it is doing!

Your plant is praying! Since it is a type of praying plant.

Check out the two pictures side by side on this wikipedia article:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Marantaceae

 

[rodriguezpoultry]

So THAT'S what a praying plant looks like when it's praying!!!

I thought all of the leaves folded up into spirals when it prayed! I didn't realize the entire plant came together!

Coolness!!!

 

[Warthog]

Beavis - you are correct.

In my experience that is exactly what a 'prayer plant' does, it leaves come up (like hands coming together in prayer) and then open back out again.

Quite normal behaviour.

 

[hoodat]

It looks as though your plants roots have been damaged, probably by overwatering. If you only got it 2 days ago you are not the culprit. the roots were damaged before you got it.

 

[journey11]

Oops, didn't see your other post. So it was looking a little sad and brown when you got it then. I see now you meant the curling action.

 

[rodriguezpoultry]

Oh yay!!!!

Every day you see it unfurl and then close up! I LOVE this plant!!!