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title: "HELP! I’ve had this calathea ‘Dottie’ for two months and recently…"
description: "HELP! I’ve had this calathea ‘Dottie’ for two months and recently it’s leaves have started to curl up and dry out. I keep it watered regularly and it is in…"
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community: "Pests, diseases and problems"
author: "NEWTOTHISKAYCE"
published: "2023-07-04T20:42:39.267Z"
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# HELP! I’ve had this calathea ‘Dottie’ for two months and recently…

_NEWTOTHISKAYCE님이 2023-07-04에 게시함_

HELP! I’ve had this calathea ‘Dottie’ for two months and recently it’s leaves have started to curl up and dry out. I keep it watered regularly and it is in bight, indirect light. I just repotted it today, this pot has drainage holes, and it does not have root rot, but I can’t figure out why the leaves look like this. Someone please help me!? I want it to thrive at my house.

![1개 중 1번째 첨부 파일](https://images.getplanta.com/v1/resize/n0jyQDArL7ZFz5FQY7niVaBa2G_YpWpkVvhOP3tSYA0/3d6d3c11368e4cbaba5e2f6c2578dc87.webp?size=large)

## 8개의 댓글

### Mama’s plants 🪴님이 2023-07-04에 댓글을 남겼어요.

Not sure. My calathea’s soil is always moist and it’s in a south facing window in a bottom shelf so doesn’t get direct Sun because the patio has an awning. I think they like indirect light and lots of water.

### MamaJuju님이 2023-07-04에 댓글을 남겼어요.

It looks like underwatering. They like high humidity and misting also.

#### Mama’s plants 🪴님이 2023-07-04에 답변했습니다.

MamaJuju, That’s right, I forgot. Lots of misting!!!!

### Alexandra님이 2023-07-04에 댓글을 남겼어요.

It looks more like overwatering to me.. if the leaves are not crisp, but seem to be more ‘mushy’, i’d say overwatering and hold on watering for a bit

#### NEWTOTHISKAYCE님이 2023-07-07에 답변했습니다.

Some leaves are crispy/dry and some are mushy. When is the best time to water her? Like, when the soil is still damp but not wet or when the top inch is dry? I’ve heard both 😬

### Bigredamazon님이 2023-07-05에 댓글을 남겼어요.

Also, they are sensitive to the type of water (I just woke up so I don’t recall if it’s lime or acid) but my tap water basically killed my calathea.

#### NEWTOTHISKAYCE님이 2023-07-07에 답변했습니다.

Would regular bottled water work or should it be distilled water?

#### Bigredamazon님이 2023-07-07에 답변했습니다.

Rainwater or distilled water is best. Purified drinking water is ok if you can’t get distilled or rainwater. They also need good drainage. Getting a moisture helps a lot. They are acid loving plants. The Healthy Houseplant has a good article on them.

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