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title: "Hi guys, I’m new to this app. I’m an amateur gardener to be honest,…"
description: "Hi guys, I’m new to this app. I’m an amateur gardener to be honest, I’ve only started growing plants last year when I got my first. I bought this Peacock plant…"
url: "https://getplanta.com/community/6WjlL_2rTSS00GnYx8UA_g/o-QHYdgkRiK6MpBEHoBXnQ"
community: "Philodendron Parents"
author: "Daniel Wilkinson"
published: "2024-03-20T14:15:40.318175Z"
language: "en"
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# Hi guys, I’m new to this app. I’m an amateur gardener to be honest,…

_Posted by Daniel Wilkinson on 2024-03-20_

Hi guys,

I’m new to this app. I’m an amateur gardener to be honest, I’ve only started growing plants last year when I got my first.

I bought this Peacock plant around 4 - 5 months ago and noticed the leaves started to look almost burnt around the edges pretty fast. It has started getting worse overtime, my other philodendrons are next to this plant and they seem to be unaffected.

What can I do to help him?  
(P.s his names Peter ❤️)

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## 3 comments

### Amie206 commented on 2024-03-20

Calathea’s will try to break you! 🙃. They need humidity and distilled water. They can be very sensitive to anything that might be in your tap water.

#### S.R replied on 2024-03-21

True words! My Calathea is the bane of my existence 🤨

### Daniel Wilkinson commented on 2024-03-20

Thank you 😊

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