Curling leaves: causes & fixes
Seeing curling leaves on your houseplant? It is one of the most common indoor-plant complaints. Here is what usually causes it and how to put it right.
Most likely cause
Underwatering or low humidity.
How to fix it
Water on schedule and raise humidity.
🪴Plants prone to this
Calathea (Prayer Plant)
Goeppertia orbifolia
Chinese Money Plant
Pilea peperomioides

Prayer Plant
Maranta leuconeura

Nerve Plant
Fittonia albivenis
Silver Dragon Alocasia
Alocasia baginda 'Silver Dragon'

Velvet Leaf Philodendron
Philodendron hederaceum var. micans
Silver Monstera
Monstera siltepecana
String of Turtles
Peperomia prostrata
Calathea Medallion
Goeppertia roseopicta 'Medallion'
Rattlesnake Plant
Goeppertia insignis
Zebra Plant
Goeppertia zebrina
Peacock Plant
Goeppertia makoyana

Pinstripe Calathea
Goeppertia ornata
Calathea White Fusion
Goeppertia lietzei 'White Fusion'
Network Calathea
Goeppertia kegeljanii 'Network'
Eternal Flame
Goeppertia crocata

Calathea Freddie
Goeppertia concinna 'Freddie'

Red Prayer Plant
Maranta leuconeura var. erythroneura

Green Prayer Plant
Maranta leuconeura var. kerchoveana

Lemon Lime Prayer Plant
Maranta leuconeura 'Lemon Lime'
Stromanthe Triostar
Stromanthe thalia 'Triostar'
Fishbone Prayer Plant
Ctenanthe burle-marxii

Never-Never Plant
Ctenanthe oppenheimiana 'Tricolor'

Cleopatra Begonia
Begonia 'Cleopatra'
Watermelon Peperomia
Peperomia argyreia
Peperomia Rosso
Peperomia caperata 'Rosso'

Water Wisteria
Hygrophila difformis
Downoi
Pogostemon helferi
Moon Valley Friendship Plant
Pilea involucrata 'Moon Valley'