Polka dot plant brown tips? Dry air and tap water are the usual pair.
Hypoestes has thin, soft leaves that lose water fast, and they show dry air and mineral-heavy water sooner than thicker-leaved plants do.
- Removes chlorine, chloramine and fluoride
- Adds back 20+ minerals
- 30-day money-back guarantee
Free shipping · 30-day money-back guarantee · plus sales tax where applicable
Is it your water?
Tips and edges brown even though you keep the soil moist.
A white crust sits on the soil.
You water from a city tap.
Two of three and the water is worth changing:
What each symptom means
Brown, crisp tips and edges mean dry air, or salts and chlorine in the water.
The whole plant wilting means thirst; it recovers within hours.
Leaves dropping mean cold or a draft.
Faded spots mean too little light; scorched leaves mean too much.
Tall, bare stems are normal; pinch it back.
On this plant, persistent brown tips in moist soil are often the water.
Watering Can With Filter and Remineralizer for House Plants
Filters chlorine, chloramine, fluoride and lead as you pour, then adds back 20+ minerals
$69 · Free shipping · 30-day money-back guarantee
plus sales tax where applicable
Less than a season of distilled water jugs, and nothing to carry.
Three steps to clean, spotted leaves
Keep the soil evenly moist.
Raise the humidity and give it bright, indirect light.
Use filtered water and flush the pot once.
Watering Can With Filter and Remineralizer for House Plants
Filters chlorine, chloramine, fluoride and lead as you pour, then adds back 20+ minerals
$69 · Free shipping · 30-day money-back guarantee
plus sales tax where applicable
Less than a season of distilled water jugs, and nothing to carry.
When it is not the water
Wilting that recovers after watering is just thirst. Water a little sooner.
The Tap Water Plant Guide
Which 12 houseplants react to tap water, how to tell water damage from overwatering, and four ways to fix it — including the free ones.
Frequently asked questions.
Better water, tonight's watering.
- $69 · Free shipping · 30-day money-back guarantee
- Free shipping
- 30-day money-back guarantee
- Replaceable filter packs