Polka dot plant with pink spotted leaves in bright indirect light

Polka Dot Plant Care: Light, Water and Leggy Growth Fixes

The polka dot plant (Hypoestes phyllostachya) is one of those plants that looks impossibly cheerful on the shelf at the garden center, tiny spotted leaves in pink, red, white, or burgundy against deep green, and then quietly turns into a tall, leggy disappointment about two months after you bring it home. If that sounds familiar, you’re not doing anything terribly wrong. It just needs a specific kind of care that most generic guides skim past. ...

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