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title: "Hiii!!!! I was just gifted this plant 😊!!! But it’s not in the…"
description: "Hiii!!!! I was just gifted this plant 😊!!! But it’s not in the perfect condition 😞… any one have an suggestions on how to care for it 😞"
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community: "Pests, diseases and problems"
author: "Victoria Hernandez"
published: "2026-07-17T17:25:05.177807Z"
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# Hiii!!!! I was just gifted this plant 😊!!! But it’s not in the…

_Posted by Victoria Hernandez on 2026-07-17_

Hiii!!!! I was just gifted this plant 😊!!! But it’s not in the perfect condition 😞… any one have an suggestions on how to care for it 😞

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## 4 comments

### Anthony commented on 2026-07-17

Had mine for about a year, one thing I learned was make sure you’re using filtered water and limit the amount of sunlight. The few brown spots that remain happened before I learned those lessons and, oddly enough, the plant never repaired itself on those leaves.

![Attachment 1 of 1](https://images.getplanta.com/v1/resize/5P6C61MaxGn-PBa_AfTf7Ac8nwsNNCQ_5siKX-TGRTM/cessMaQ_SMe9UBHVLDxRGg.webp?size=large)

#### Victoria Hernandez replied on 2026-07-17

Yeah that makes sense. It was gifted to me a few days and the soil was wet, so I haven’t watered it till today and I did use filtered water hopefully it helps. And at for sunlight I have it maybe about a few inches away from the window , but it’s an east facing window it gets the morning sun … when I did receive it I did cut off the burn parts of the leaves but it came back…

Yours looks really beautiful 🥰

### Verdant Vibes commented on 2026-07-17

Hi! 👋🏾 I have two of these, and I definitely agree about using filtered water. Tanner the Planter also shared a great Calathea care video recently (7/5/26). Just search “Tanner the Planter Calathea care” on Google or YouTube—it should be the first result. He’s currently doing a series featuring a different plant each day. 🌿

### SuccySuccy commented on 2026-07-18

Is that a calathea? Give it to your enemy 😅 but seriously, they picky! Distilled and bright but indirect light. Oh and humidity. Don’t be too hard on yourself if she gets some browning tips. It happens 🤷‍♀️

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