🌘 Plants at Night – Do They Sleep Too? 🌘
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Do your plants go silent in the evening, drooping their leaves or closing their flowers? No, it's not a nightmare – it's... a dream! 😴🌿
Sounds like a fairy tale? But it does! Plants need rest too—and they do it in their own green, silent way.
In this post:
🌙 What do plants do at night?
🌿 When darkness falls, most plants… slow down.
They close their stomata (the tiny "mouths" on the leaves), stop producing oxygen, and start... breathing!
Yes, at night plants consume oxygen and exhale carbon dioxide – the opposite of what happens during the day.
🌸 Some close their flowers, such as nasturtium or impatiens. Others drop their leaves, such as mimosa or arrowroot.
It's like closing your green eyes after a long day 🌛👀
🕵️ Which plants "sleep" the most spectacularly?
🔍 Maranta (praying plant) – its leaves rise vertically like praying hands 🙏
🔍 Oxalis (lucky clover) – in the evening it folds its leaves in a gesture of "see you tomorrow"
🔍 Mimosa pudica – responds to touch and changes in light by folding its leaves
🔍 Cacti and succulents – resting in silence, regenerating before another sunny day
🛌 How to take care of plants at night?
🌌 Don't place lamps directly above them - yes, they also get enough artificial light
🌡️ Ensure a stable temperature – without drafts and hot radiators
💧 Avoid watering in the evening - the soil dries slower at night, which can lead to root rot
🤫 Leave them alone – seriously, don't overdo it at midnight 😉
🔬 What does science say?
Plants, like humans, have circadian rhythms . These are called circadian rhythms.
During the day they photosynthesize, at night they breathe and “repair” damage caused by light, wind or drought.
They don't have a brain, but... they have an "internal clock" that tells them when it's time to sleep 🌘🕰️
💡 Fun fact:
In the bedroom, it is best to keep plants that produce oxygen at night , e.g.:
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Sansevieria (snake plant)
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Aloe
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Spathiphyllum
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Bamboo palm
They sleep with you, but they help you breathe more peacefully 💚
Know of any other "night owl" plants? Let us know in the comments!
And if your monstera has been dozing off at dinner lately… now you know why 😄🌜