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title: "For the life of me I can not keep this baby happy! I had her part…"
description: "For the life of me I can not keep this baby happy! I had her part sun, outdoors, when I first got her and she curled up and dropped all her leaves. I moved her…"
url: "https://getplanta.com/community/lKxUkhzRR_aIJD7o1QvtwQ/64fb66037608e9ad3d321228?language=es"
community: "Pests, diseases and problems"
author: "PlantCryptid"
published: "2023-09-08T18:20:51.17Z"
language: "en"
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# For the life of me I can not keep this baby happy! I had her part…

_Publicado por PlantCryptid el 2023-09-08_

For the life of me I can not keep this baby happy! I had her part sun, outdoors, when I first got her and she curled up and dropped all her leaves. I moved her to an even shadier spot, she started to have some growth good growth but was still getting dark spots on her leaves and getting eaten, so I brought her inside (west facing window, part sun. Window has a film so no direct light) where she’s been for a month or two. She was looking like she was recovering good, had a new leaf coming up, then the other two leaves just curled up and died this past week. I have NO idea why I’m so bad with this plant 😭

![Adjunto 1 de 1](https://images.getplanta.com/v1/resize/Pl09pPvQnGKwn84u2RBBoaXGUIz38MK4XnRisfJc28A/a763dc92b741499994f89df9034cf312.webp?size=large)

## 2 comentarios

### ccmurr4y comentó el 2023-09-08

Similar thing with the same plant happened to me. I think mine was a victim of a spider mite problem I had with my queen palm. Here’s what I did: take it out of the pot and thoroughly clean the roots. Remove any bad ones. Put it in a jar with water. I used distilled. Mine was in a large jar with a couple inches of water just to cover the roots, that helped keep the space around it humid. Change the water often to keep it clean. Put it in a bright spot but not direct sun. Wait and shower it with good vibes. Mine now has 4 new leaves and is back in a pot with soil! I actually got this idea from another Planta user and I love sharing this success story. Love this app 😊 I hope you’re able to get your calathea to come back around!

![Adjunto 1 de 1](https://images.getplanta.com/v1/resize/8PA6mXX_AiDz7dEgzvClJi8NRXEFX4I85JJDK43_pGo/4979ec6b23b4495f890574ca7c35db0e.webp?size=large)

#### ccmurr4y respondió el 2023-09-08

Turns out I do have a “before” pic 😆

![Adjunto 1 de 1](https://images.getplanta.com/v1/resize/8PA6mXX_AiDz7dEgzvClJi8NRXEFX4I85JJDK43_pGo/d3833794c8be41ccb80031dac4521441.webp?size=large)

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