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title: "please help ! my calathea white fusion has been drooping and looking…"
description: "please help ! my calathea white fusion has been drooping and looking pitiful for months and i have finally had the time to dump its soil and get to the roots.…"
url: "https://getplanta.com/community/lKxUkhzRR_aIJD7o1QvtwQ/6570ae90af066fc9fab7e805"
community: "Pests, diseases and problems"
author: "caitlin"
published: "2023-12-06T17:25:36.582Z"
language: "en"
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# please help ! my calathea white fusion has been drooping and looking…

_Posted by caitlin on 2023-12-06_

please help ! my calathea white fusion has been drooping and looking pitiful for months and i have finally had the time to dump its soil and get to the roots. idk if the roots or rotting and if i should try to grow it in water or if i should repot it in soil. i want to save her :((

![Attachment 1 of 1](https://images.getplanta.com/v1/resize/GfvVSbUeOyG0qrOJVG43vm7PooqgCJAGOR8Ftrf20cQ/dabdc4729df6415d84f18fb2da5f043e.webp?size=large)

## 6 comments

### tree muncher 27 ★ commented on 2023-12-06

Looks like rot to me. What I would do is pull off all the rotted bits (anything dark/mushy), then spray the roots with diluted hydrogen peroxide (2-3 parts water to 1 part peroxide). I don’t know much about soil vs water growing, so I can’t give any advice on that. Good luck :)

#### caitlin replied on 2023-12-06

i took off all of the rotted parts and put it in water…i will have to get some hydrogen peroxide. thank you!

#### tree muncher 27 ★ replied on 2023-12-06

No problem :)

### Haks commented on 2023-12-07

Root rot to much water

### caitlin commented on 2023-12-07

update. !! she is doing SO much better already

![Attachment 1 of 1](https://images.getplanta.com/v1/resize/GfvVSbUeOyG0qrOJVG43vm7PooqgCJAGOR8Ftrf20cQ/2f4810693a2c49f085bfcbd00604554e.webp?size=large)

#### Jewel replied on 2023-12-08

I swear, hydrogen peroxide was a game changer for me haha

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