Here are a few photos of my problem leaves...

@EDIE, hey thanks for ur response! I love my Stromanthe too, they move and are very pretty! When I bought mine, it was in pretty good condition actually, but within 2 weeks there were like 2 or 3 with leaves looking like that. =/ I guess I'll just trim off the yellow/crispy leaves and let the plant put more energy into sprouting new ones.. or do you think it would be better to leave them on until they fall on their own? Thanks in advance!

House heaters do dry out the air so it certainly could reduce the humidity. Are there any vents nearby the plant? Maybe move it as far as possible from the vents. Do you have a bathroom with good lighting? I used to have a bathroom with a skylight. Man, I miss that..I grew orchids and bromeliads galore even though we had heat in there it still remained humid enough for them.

I had my Stromanthe on a desk located diagonally from the vent, and I've been turning on the heater every night now that it's been getting more cold. So, I decided to move it to the bathroom and hopefully its happier there, not as much light but some. I read somewhere they're kind of hardy plants so I'm hoping with less heater, as it can get a tiny bit cold in there sometimes, but bit more humidity than in the room it will be fine. Fingers crossed!

Well, it seems ok.. I cut off like 2 ugly leaves. I feel like one side looks fuller than the other and idk if its it's just how the leaves are moving. But I believe it doesn't mind the move to the bathroom. I leave the door open during the day to let more sunlight in, and of course its sitting where the light won't hit it directly. I've backed off on my misting, I think I was over spraying too. I'll give it a few more days to make more observations

You do know they grow outdoors in the bay area and soucal ? If you feel like it's not going to do well on low light and dry air,put it out in light shade.

I did read that they're grown outside! I actually live in the bay and so I figure that it was going to be fairly easy to grow. I'm wondering if it's just because of Winter approaching that it's being like this... with the rain starting here, I'm a little nervous to stick the plant outside being in a ceramic pot. Do you think it would get over watered if I did that?

My first guess would be direct sun burn, but you said you kept it indirect. Also, what kind of water do you use to irrigate and mist?

Does the pot have drainage? If you put it outside and can't shelter it, you def need drainage ( indoors, too).

If you move it outside, do so gradually.

Never grow it in a pot with no drainage holes. That's sure to kill the plant. Outdoors right now might rough it up in the bay area..Its still got the greenhouse foliage and being indoors has further softened up the plants. But in the long run outdoors will always be better if you don't have a enough light indoors. I grew mine indoors for 8 years before I put it out. It was a year of acclimating..but once it did,it grew fast the next year. In fact,I divided it in half another year later and both those halfs are now needing potting up.

Just a great plant. Does not look like it could take a cold day let alone thrive outdoors.

One more..indoors It even bloomed for me. Lots of light!

Yes, my ceramic pot has a drainage hole in the bottom with an attached pan. I wouldnt be able to shelter it outside so I dont think moving it to the backyard would be an option =/ I use distilled or Alkaline water for watering and misting, but now that its rained I've collected rain water to use. I may try relocating the plant one more time and see what happens. It doesn't get as much light in the bathroom.. just a little more humidity.

@stanofh that's awesome! I would be thrilled if I got a bloom from mine! Definitely will try to give it more light ;)

I've had the plant 12 years now. And the last four outdoors. Its now two 10" potted plants and has never died back from some pretty cold and damp weather in those four years. One clump this year even sent out a vertical shoot ..THOSE are the ones that then can bloom. Next summer.

Wow! The ones you kept outside, were they planted in the ground or pots? I want to purchase a second one, I'm in the Spring, and debating on growing outside. I just think it's so pretty I want it indoors though for my house!

Pots. But I 've been told they do even better in the ground in the bay area. Light shade. I might put one in ground this spring just to test. I'm mostly trying to avoid planting water needy things in favor of C&S in the ground and keep the small water needy plants in pots with saucers. Seems rambunctious though!

I have a corner in my backyard which gets shade, maybe I'll test it outside too and plant a small one in that corner. Only thing I'm wondering is that I use distilled water for my Stromanthe, do you? If it were outside is hose water ok for it? Wouldn't it be like using sink water?

Hose water is fine. I doubt any bay area water sources has the same horror stories of soucal Colorado river water. I have Hetch Hechy.

You might want to really amend the soils with lots of well seasoned compost or just buy bags of cheap potting soils and blend with garden dirt. I do that for special plants...skip for say Aloes and like that.

Potting soils have it all, so no need to add sands and all that.

One last ..not TOO much shade. They really thrive in dappled sun,shade in a south or west exposure. Very cool north shade will cause them to just sit and grow like molasses if at all.

It’s been a while since this forum was active, but I thought I might ask a Stromanthe question. I have two plants. Both of them have grown long shoots with plants at the end. Has anyone seen that? If so, any luck starting a new plant from it?

Easy as pie. Plant where the roots nodule is. I have them growing in ground in the bay area. Other than much water,not much else is needed..and dappled shade is best.

Do I cut it off just below where it appears the new plant is and put it in dirt? Or do I need to put it in water until it shows roots? I live in the state of Georgia, so I don’t think mine will live outside.

Why are you posting under slightly different names? You are the growing a coconut palm in Los Angeles and now you say you live in Georgia. I've seen your posts where you live in Asia!

Today is the very first day I’ve ever posted anything on Houzz. You must have me confused with someone else. Just looking for help with my plant. I didn’t choose my user name. I guess they assigned it? Maybe I should try to figure out how to personalize my profile. Nice hospitality for a new person, though.

Because HU -33344555 and all that must be new. I Never heard of any board giving numeric names.

So don't take it personal.

No problem. It only asked for my email address and password creation when I initiated my post, so I guess it had to generate a screen name. I got it changed, though. Thankfully, I’ve only ever lived in Georgia.

So, back to my follow-up question...Do I cut it off just below where it appears the new plant is and put it in dirt? Or do I need to put it in water until it shows roots? I live in the state of Georgia, so I don’t think mine will live outside.

You can trim it off at the node..that should send out roots. Better to do all that in pot of potting soil...when its off and growing you might be able to grow it outdoors as a perennial there. You could give it a try and keep the main plant indoors for winter. If you live closer to the Atlantic where winters are much milder it should make a nice shade plant.

Thank you! I’ll give it a try.

My plant has some yellow spots. How can I save it or cure it? Any tips ? Please. I don't want her to die.

I give up on this genus, very temperamental in my opinion.

Willie, can you tell us more about the conditions it lives in? Where in the world are you and it? Where in the house does it live? Which way do the windows face? Do you have hot air blowing into the room? What is the humidity level? Do you keep it moist? When you water do you let it flow out the holes? Does the pot drain freely? Have you fertilized it?