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title: "spoiled a surprise from my ctenanthe while repotting her for the…"
description: "spoiled a surprise from my ctenanthe while repotting her for the first time :) her conditions are very… unique… so i am surprised she’s adapted so well! also…"
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published: "2025-05-02T20:51:09.084079Z"
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# spoiled a surprise from my ctenanthe while repotting her for the…

_Pubblicato da fuey il 2025-05-02_

spoiled a surprise from my ctenanthe while repotting her for the first time :)  
her conditions are very… unique… so i am surprised she’s adapted so well!  
also don’t look at the mess i made with my trash bin🤭 that was like my 3rd repot today

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## 3 commenti

### Sunny ha commentato il 2025-05-02

This type is the only calathea-like plant I can manage. Ctenanthe is a cousin to the calathea. All the beauty without the calathea drama. 😁 I split mine down the middle last summer after owning it a year. It had lots of small plants. The two halves proceeded to fill the new pots as shown in the last photo.

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#### fuey ha risposto il 2025-05-02

To be honest my local nursery was having a giveaway so it was free.. and Sushi has been doing so good. I knew it was too good to be true!

#### Sunny ha risposto il 2025-05-03

I’m thoroughly enjoying mine. I watched her all nervous the first six months waiting for her to hate my hard water deposits, commercial fertilizer, and north facing windows! She didn’t throw a tantrum and just kept growing like a lady. She even bloomed. A calathea would survive the first month in my house without bottled spring holy water from the Swiss Alps. 🤣

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