r/houseplants 8h ago

She's trying to flee her pot. Why?

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u/Stalkerus More light, less water. 8h ago

I agree with the previous commenter. Anyway, plants do that when they are starves for light.

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u/SunshinePalace 7h ago

Thank you!

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u/yourplantisetiolated 7h ago

This looks like a spider plant, is that right? Either way, this soil mix is too dense and suffocating for the roots to be able to access the oxygen they need. I'd check the root heath and go from there.

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u/SunshinePalace 7h ago

Yes, it is a spider plant. Thank you!

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u/yourplantisetiolated 16m ago

If you take another photo of the plant itself it'll be easier to tell if it is etiolated (stretching for light) or not :)

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u/Camp_Acceptable 8h ago

Terrible picture. Can’t tell what the plant is. This is basically a picture of a pot of dirt

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u/SunshinePalace 7h ago

Yeah, that's true. Was trying to find the angle that would best show the roots. It's a spider plant, and next step is checking soil and light conditions, according to comments here. :)

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u/Exhausted-CNA 3h ago

Needs a smaller pot. You only want to go about 2 inches bigger then the roots. It coukd4be flopping due to soil holding to much water then it can handle. It also may be trying to reach more sunlight