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title: "Does calathea turn pink? The roots are pink so I don’t know?"
description: "Does calathea turn pink? The roots are pink so I don’t know?"
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author: "Naomi"
published: "2024-03-17T16:45:43.487519Z"
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# Does calathea turn pink? The roots are pink so I don’t know?

_Posted by Naomi on 2024-03-17_

Does calathea turn pink?  
The roots are pink so I don’t know?

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## 2 comments

### Grant commented on 2024-03-18

No, this one (rose painted calathea) won’t turn pink, but other types of calatheas have a bit of pink. If you’re looking for a pink plant, tradescantias are very easy to take care of, and there are many bright pink aglaonemas, both of which aren’t too expensive or hard to find.

#### Naomi replied on 2024-03-19

Thank you so much!

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