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title: "Any care tips for a young Calathea Whitestar? Mine was doing great…"
description: "Any care tips for a young Calathea Whitestar? Mine was doing great when I first brought her home, but now I’m having problems. First brought home— 5 adult…"
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author: "Gray"
published: "2024-09-29T19:25:36.801375Z"
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# Any care tips for a young Calathea Whitestar? Mine was doing great…

_Posted by Gray on 2024-09-29_

Any care tips for a young Calathea Whitestar?

Mine was doing great when I first brought her home, but now I’m having problems.

First brought home— 5 adult leaves, 3 baby leaves. 2in pot  
2 months later (present)— 6 adult leaves, 1 baby leaf. 5in pot  
Between then and now— 2 baby leaves yellowed and I cut them off.

Now the last baby leaf (the largest of the 3) is yellowing, and I just had a problem with her leaves curling inward (not folding like they do, but curling). Fixed the curling but now I’m noticing clear spots on two of the adult leaves. No sign of pests that I know of. What’s happening and what do I do?

## 2 comments

### eatyacarbs commented on 2024-09-29

it’s not you, it’s her. they need rain water or distilled, being extremely sensitive to chemicals and minerals in tap water. they don’t want to dry out and they don’t want to stay wet. too much sun and they burn, not enough and they wither

#### Gray replied on 2024-09-29

So temperamental! Thank you

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