How To Keep Your Plants Clean

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Keep Your Plants Clean

It’s very important to keep your plants clean!

Dust build-up is unattractive and encourages insect pests. It also prevents a plant from absorbing light, affecting the plant’s growth and overall health.

  • ​Clean leaves individually with a moistened paper towel at least once every 2 weeks. Plants with lots of tiny leaves may be heavily sprayed with water.

Over or under-watering, lack of airflow will result in yellow or brown leaves. Low humidity will make the tips of leaves turn brown as well. A plant has to be free of any bad leaves to avoid rot and any other issues.

  • ​Remove yellow or brown leaves. Trim the yellow or brown edges of leaves with sharp scissors.

Note: We recommend using Soil Moisture Meter to help you understand when your plant(s) is ready for a drink.

STAY CLEAN AND GREEN! ​    ​​

About The Author

Juliette Vassilkioti is a New York–based expert in indoor plant maintenance and office plant design, and the founder of My City Plants (in the field since 1998).

Educated at Parsons (Floral Design) and the New York Botanical Garden (Landscape Design), she shares her expertise on a YouTube channel with 6M+ views and has been featured by The New York Times, Women’s Health, and Architectural Digest.

Learn more about Juliette.

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04/30/2026 11:01 pm GMT