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title: "Help! My poor striped calathea has already lost 6 leaves and…"
description: "Help! My poor striped calathea has already lost 6 leaves and continues to wilt and curl. I accidentally watered her with fertilizer mixed with tap water a few…"
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community: "Plant Recovery Room"
author: "Alexis"
published: "2024-07-23T13:04:50.291085Z"
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# Help! My poor striped calathea has already lost 6 leaves and…

_Posted by Alexis on 2024-07-23_

Help! My poor striped calathea has already lost 6 leaves and continues to wilt and curl. I accidentally watered her with fertilizer mixed with tap water a few weeks ago and she lost some leaves. I did a regular watering last week with filtered water, but she’s still losing leaves. Is this from the liquid fertilizer mixed with tap water? Am i also overwatering? Most importantly what can I do to keep her from losing more leaves.

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## 1 comment

### Evi (◡‿◡✿) commented on 2024-07-23

Calathea’s are super finicky but they do prefer distilled water only , I would check the roots to see if there is any rot and repot in a chunky soil mix as well and trim off any dead leaves .

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