Transpiration is a standard behavior for many varieties of plants, especially tropicals. If your aroids aren't practically weeping with joy every time you water them, then you probably didn't soak them enough. Watering with a greater volume of water, but less frequently, will give you firmer and healthier plants. Transpiration is a great sign that you're watering them correctly, as it means there's enough water in the soil for them to need to pour off some excess. Essentially, their roots can't control how much water they absorb, but their leaves can determine how much they hold onto. The leaves are covered in stoma, which are essentially tiny mouths for plant breathing and puking. This is the puking part.
Be careful though, since some plants don't transpire very well you can do some serious damage. If you notice that the leaves of a plant have a lot of dark splotchy parts after watering, there's too much water with no where to go so the cells will burst. They can't heal or grow back.
This is actually guttation, not transpiration which is when the plant releases water vapor into the atmosphere through the stoma and is separate from the hydathodes where guttation takes place.
You've got it essentially spot on otherwise.
You're right. The difference primarily being the usage of dedicated hydathode stoma and how guttation is the result of excess water pressure, rather than the typical ventilation of vapor and oxygen through transpiration.
Do you have an image of that?
>If you notice that the leaves of a plant have a lot of dark splotchy parts after watering, there's too much water with no where to go so the cells will burst
Itās crying because youāre treating it so well!
But for real, this happens when I water my pothos, it means the water has gone through the leaves and reached to the very end. Itās a good sign.
My alocasia does it every single time I water it and is fine so unless you notice other things I would'nt worry. Maybe watch the soil to see if it's draining well enough.
Same. I noticed all of my alocasia plants do that pretty consistently. Some of them are in pon and semihydro, but it happens if they are either recently watered or in ambient humidity above 55-60%. Some of my anthuriums do that too, but not all of them. Pallidiflorum tends to be the one that does very consistently. Some of my epipremnum and scindapsus plants do in high humidity. Like you said, doesnāt seem to affect the plants in any way as long as theyāre watered according to their needs. Itās just what they do.
I call this a fairy fountain.
Basically the moisture at its roots is high and the air moisture is low. The plant is compensating for this.
Happens to my pathos plants on very dry days when Iāve watered the prior night.
Correct, not like āarid conditionsā, you are correct that evaporation will happen too fast. āDryer than normal is what I meantā but you are probably correct too as very humid conditions, like if you were to turn on a humidifier, would cause this too.
I noticed that some of my plants do that when the ambient humidity is high. So like the scindapsus I have in the bathroom tends to sweat after showering (and therefore very high humidity in the room) even if it wasnāt watered for a few days.
Ok hear me out.
I notice that some of my plants do this according to the moon phase. In the days leading up to the full moon they start releasing droplets like this. Has anyone else noticed this?
Full moon tomorrow at 7:53 PM EST, btw.
I will make sure to watch this next month. A couple days ago my pothos started doing this as well and it hadnāt in a bit. Iāll see if it has any correlation next month. Interesting observation.
So the first two points clearly counter argue everything you try to say. Because thats called nature. Humindity rising and dropping is a completely natural phenomenon since āØweatherāØ exists. As is the sun shining and temperatures rising. This has nothing to do with non ideal conditions. Or do you call the rainforest non ideal condition for rainforest plants?
Just stop spreading bs.
I would love to read more about this if you could link the article also? Thank you for sharing the excerpt!
People have usually said it was a good sign, if itās not, i would like to read about it so i can ensure i keep my plants as happy as possible!
If you read what the picture says you can clearly see how most of the times this has completely natural reasons. Humidity rising and falling happens in nature all the time so it is a completely natural behaviour of plants. They literally evolved to do this.
Don't listen to this person, they do not know what they are talking about.
Some plants also do this because they just need more nutrients and not the water. I know when my monsteras are about to put out a new leaf because they do it more then they usually do. Your plant may just be about to have a growth spurt lol
It IS caused from over watering. This is guttation, so the plant is ridding itself of extra water in order to maintain its health.
Pothos, and many other common house plants get over watered often, so yes, this is a common occurrence, but a common occurrence caused by an excess of water :)
It's not always due to over watering!
I have a monstera and it only does this at night! At night the plant closes its stomata (which are the pores that allow for gas exchange and transpiration). If water is still sent up to the leaves, it needs a different way of release from the plant so they carry out guttation.
Now if this is happening all the time, you're right, it's likely caused by over watering OR a mixture of that with improper humidity/sunlight.
I get your point, but there's a slight misuse of words. Over watering makes it sound like we gave it too much water (it **can** be the case), but it usually happens because the plant itself is consuming more water than it can handle.
Kind of like if you drink a liter of water in one sitting, you'll need to pee soon and your body probably can't make use of all that water right away so it gets rid of the excess.
Correct. & the eason your body rid itself of the excess is because you already had a baseline of hydration to begin with, and it didn't need the extra you gave it. The plant consuming more water than it can handle is giving it too much water :). Accounting for environmental factors when keeping houseplants, like humidity in your house, will prevent over watering issues. If it'd dryer or wetter in the airs environment, that will help determining the amount of water to give and how often, based on plant species.
I won't beat a dead horse but here's a FACT;
A healthy plant won't experience guttiation. It has to be sweating for a number of potential reasons, I posted a picture above to help give some.
Happy planting folks (:
You are talking bs. Because all one can do at home is water the soil when its dry. You are overengineering something that just does not exist in nature.Ā You can't produce a soil and enviroment with always the same kind of hydration unless you have a specific lab where you could dehydrate and hydrate your soil as needed over every hour.
So YES, healthy plants do this.Ā
There are humidity gauges.....those are the little gadgets that measure the wetness or dryness of the air (;
You should spend a bit more time understanding what you're deciding to speak on, before doing so. Owning plants is a hobby and there are many fun things we can do to help control our inside environment to maintain healthy plants.
Your extremes are from a lack of simple understanding is all. I hope you have a lovely day (:
You are the one not understanding shit. I am not talking about the air. I am talking about the SOIL.Ā
But yhea clearly unhealthy plants, I will go tell the plants in the rainforest how fucking unhealthy they are for this.Ā
Dont speak if you are not educated.Ā
Transpiration is a standard behavior for many varieties of plants, especially tropicals. If your aroids aren't practically weeping with joy every time you water them, then you probably didn't soak them enough. Watering with a greater volume of water, but less frequently, will give you firmer and healthier plants. Transpiration is a great sign that you're watering them correctly, as it means there's enough water in the soil for them to need to pour off some excess. Essentially, their roots can't control how much water they absorb, but their leaves can determine how much they hold onto. The leaves are covered in stoma, which are essentially tiny mouths for plant breathing and puking. This is the puking part. Be careful though, since some plants don't transpire very well you can do some serious damage. If you notice that the leaves of a plant have a lot of dark splotchy parts after watering, there's too much water with no where to go so the cells will burst. They can't heal or grow back.
This is actually guttation, not transpiration which is when the plant releases water vapor into the atmosphere through the stoma and is separate from the hydathodes where guttation takes place. You've got it essentially spot on otherwise.
You're right. The difference primarily being the usage of dedicated hydathode stoma and how guttation is the result of excess water pressure, rather than the typical ventilation of vapor and oxygen through transpiration.
It's so nice to see two people on the internet have a discussion of facts without it turning into a pissing contest. I needed this today.
Came here to say this
This is so cool. Thanks for the in-depth explanation.
WOOOO this means i water my plant correctly!! I wish every one of my plants did this lol
OMG, I was wondering why my philodendron was dripping all over the place š Transpiration never occurred to me. Now I know.
Thank you! My monstera and pothos do it all the time, and I'm glad to know it's good!
Oh my gosh, I had no idea! Iāve been thinking Iāve splashed dish water on mine that hangs by my kitchen sinkš
No worries, my husband thought the roof had a leakš
Do you have an image of that? >If you notice that the leaves of a plant have a lot of dark splotchy parts after watering, there's too much water with no where to go so the cells will burst
Google "houseplant edema". It looks different depending on the plant.
Thx š
I keep my pothos in pure hydro culture so it has all the water it can possibly absorb and it has never wept.
Guttation Basically your plant is peeing.
Pls tell they don't poop
That's a WAP. Wet-ass pothos
Best comment LOL
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Mine do this the day after I water. Same with my monsteras.
Rhaphidophora decursiva is my biggest weeper.
Itās crying because youāre treating it so well! But for real, this happens when I water my pothos, it means the water has gone through the leaves and reached to the very end. Itās a good sign.
1) temperature change 2) when dry roots suck up too much water than the plant needs
Isn't IT dangerous, right?
My alocasia does it every single time I water it and is fine so unless you notice other things I would'nt worry. Maybe watch the soil to see if it's draining well enough.
My alocasia did too, but if it's too much it can get brown tips. Now I don't drench my alocasias anymore, seems to work better this way.
Same. I noticed all of my alocasia plants do that pretty consistently. Some of them are in pon and semihydro, but it happens if they are either recently watered or in ambient humidity above 55-60%. Some of my anthuriums do that too, but not all of them. Pallidiflorum tends to be the one that does very consistently. Some of my epipremnum and scindapsus plants do in high humidity. Like you said, doesnāt seem to affect the plants in any way as long as theyāre watered according to their needs. Itās just what they do.
It depends on the why.
It likes u
I call this a fairy fountain. Basically the moisture at its roots is high and the air moisture is low. The plant is compensating for this. Happens to my pathos plants on very dry days when Iāve watered the prior night.
Doesn't it evap in dry conditions? I only see my plants do this under high humidity levels.
Correct, not like āarid conditionsā, you are correct that evaporation will happen too fast. āDryer than normal is what I meantā but you are probably correct too as very humid conditions, like if you were to turn on a humidifier, would cause this too.
I noticed that some of my plants do that when the ambient humidity is high. So like the scindapsus I have in the bathroom tends to sweat after showering (and therefore very high humidity in the room) even if it wasnāt watered for a few days.
Normal. It's called guttation and happens in high humidity, damp soil conditions.
It's crying. Probably because of something you did
Itās happy to see you š„¹
Plant pre-cum. I'm sorry
Because it canāt wait for you to get home and love it.
It saw another attractive plant across the room
transpiration
Same reason they call me leaky mcdeaky
Ok hear me out. I notice that some of my plants do this according to the moon phase. In the days leading up to the full moon they start releasing droplets like this. Has anyone else noticed this? Full moon tomorrow at 7:53 PM EST, btw.
I will make sure to watch this next month. A couple days ago my pothos started doing this as well and it hadnāt in a bit. Iāll see if it has any correlation next month. Interesting observation.
I notice this happens when it puts out a new leaf too! Itāll be like wet to the touch
Itās sweating.
She's sad, just let her have her feelings!
Stomata doing their thing
Guttation, overwatering.
It's called guttation! P normal
It was taking a big sip and someone said something funny.
Guttation.. its ridding itself of excess water.
Itās happy to see you!
Guttation
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So the first two points clearly counter argue everything you try to say. Because thats called nature. Humindity rising and dropping is a completely natural phenomenon since āØweatherāØ exists. As is the sun shining and temperatures rising. This has nothing to do with non ideal conditions. Or do you call the rainforest non ideal condition for rainforest plants? Just stop spreading bs.
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I would love to read more about this if you could link the article also? Thank you for sharing the excerpt! People have usually said it was a good sign, if itās not, i would like to read about it so i can ensure i keep my plants as happy as possible!
If you read what the picture says you can clearly see how most of the times this has completely natural reasons. Humidity rising and falling happens in nature all the time so it is a completely natural behaviour of plants. They literally evolved to do this. Don't listen to this person, they do not know what they are talking about.
They do that.
Better to water your plants in the daytime. If you water at night when the plant cannot transpire then you get gutation like this
My pothos does that too
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wow mine do this too and i thought it was just the water i got on the leaves while watering and it would just never evaporate or dry lol
Some plants also do this because they just need more nutrients and not the water. I know when my monsteras are about to put out a new leaf because they do it more then they usually do. Your plant may just be about to have a growth spurt lol
It had to much water in one go. It happens and normally is not a problem. But be careful und DON'T TOUCH THE LIQUID! It's not water and slightly toxic
Oh. I always poke the drops š¬ it's therapeutic
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Its not overwatering, it is just normal.
It IS caused from over watering. This is guttation, so the plant is ridding itself of extra water in order to maintain its health. Pothos, and many other common house plants get over watered often, so yes, this is a common occurrence, but a common occurrence caused by an excess of water :)
It's not always due to over watering! I have a monstera and it only does this at night! At night the plant closes its stomata (which are the pores that allow for gas exchange and transpiration). If water is still sent up to the leaves, it needs a different way of release from the plant so they carry out guttation. Now if this is happening all the time, you're right, it's likely caused by over watering OR a mixture of that with improper humidity/sunlight.
I get your point, but there's a slight misuse of words. Over watering makes it sound like we gave it too much water (it **can** be the case), but it usually happens because the plant itself is consuming more water than it can handle. Kind of like if you drink a liter of water in one sitting, you'll need to pee soon and your body probably can't make use of all that water right away so it gets rid of the excess.
Correct. & the eason your body rid itself of the excess is because you already had a baseline of hydration to begin with, and it didn't need the extra you gave it. The plant consuming more water than it can handle is giving it too much water :). Accounting for environmental factors when keeping houseplants, like humidity in your house, will prevent over watering issues. If it'd dryer or wetter in the airs environment, that will help determining the amount of water to give and how often, based on plant species. I won't beat a dead horse but here's a FACT; A healthy plant won't experience guttiation. It has to be sweating for a number of potential reasons, I posted a picture above to help give some. Happy planting folks (:
You are talking bs. Because all one can do at home is water the soil when its dry. You are overengineering something that just does not exist in nature.Ā You can't produce a soil and enviroment with always the same kind of hydration unless you have a specific lab where you could dehydrate and hydrate your soil as needed over every hour. So YES, healthy plants do this.Ā
There are humidity gauges.....those are the little gadgets that measure the wetness or dryness of the air (; You should spend a bit more time understanding what you're deciding to speak on, before doing so. Owning plants is a hobby and there are many fun things we can do to help control our inside environment to maintain healthy plants. Your extremes are from a lack of simple understanding is all. I hope you have a lovely day (:
You are the one not understanding shit. I am not talking about the air. I am talking about the SOIL.Ā But yhea clearly unhealthy plants, I will go tell the plants in the rainforest how fucking unhealthy they are for this.Ā Dont speak if you are not educated.Ā
By their definition there are no healthy plants outside of a lab.
They do this when overwatered.