--- title: "Help! Something is going on with my striped calathea. I water her…" description: "Help! Something is going on with my striped calathea. I water her when it’s 2/3 dry, have her next to a humidifier, mist her every so often, and have her under…" url: "https://getplanta.com/community/lKxUkhzRR_aIJD7o1QvtwQ/65b2ab88bcf4d7e0c625baa2?language=ko" community: "Pests, diseases and problems" author: "Madeline" published: "2024-01-25T18:42:16.924Z" language: "en" image: "https://images.getplanta.com/v1/resize/CBXp9ZgSaKDyTpHFWM3uiIsRjroOW7kFI25e1347XFI/f327ae08247d4ff7a66ed9d7d44fa851.webp?size=large" --- [커뮤니티](https://getplanta.com/community.md?language=ko) / [Pests, diseases and problems](https://getplanta.com/community/lKxUkhzRR_aIJD7o1QvtwQ.md?language=ko) # Help! Something is going on with my striped calathea. I water her… _Madeline님이 2024-01-25에 게시함_ Help! Something is going on with my striped calathea. I water her when it’s 2/3 dry, have her next to a humidifier, mist her every so often, and have her under shade but near grow light. She’s crispy and turning yellow, I don’t know why! She was doing great not too long ago… here are the recent stages of her. Last ones are of her now ![1개 중 1번째 첨부 파일](https://images.getplanta.com/v1/resize/CBXp9ZgSaKDyTpHFWM3uiIsRjroOW7kFI25e1347XFI/f327ae08247d4ff7a66ed9d7d44fa851.webp?size=large) ## 12개의 댓글 ### Amani님이 2024-01-25에 댓글을 남겼어요. I’m also having this problem. No idea what to do ![1개 중 1번째 첨부 파일](https://images.getplanta.com/v1/resize/CDc2gR2wPAAx6Z9qq2jHVFkL0-PlITAKQkGIujRMEyY/76c7891903774dad9c20e6322a641561.webp?size=large) #### Madeline님이 2024-01-25에 답변했습니다. Awww, someone help us! #### Plant Father님이 2024-01-25에 답변했습니다. the long stems mean it’s not getting enough light, which i think is what’s causing the over watering symptoms in both these cases #### Madeline님이 2024-01-25에 답변했습니다. Oh!! That could be it! ### letsfindjoy님이 2024-01-25에 댓글을 남겼어요. Are you watering with distilled water, rain water, or treated water for this plant? It has a sensitivity to lime so doesn’t do well with tap water. #### Madeline님이 2024-01-25에 답변했습니다. I was watering it with tap water at first and then read that’s a not good, but I have been watering it with filtered or rain water for the past month or so ### Amie206님이 2024-01-25에 댓글을 남겼어요. When I zoom in here and see lots of white “dots” in the underside of the leaves, it looks like pests…..maybe mealy bugs? Thrips? Thrips are more elongated typically #### Madeline님이 2024-01-25에 답변했습니다. I do see that now.. any tips on how to get rid of them? I have neem oil #### Amie206님이 2024-01-25에 답변했습니다. You can try the neem oil since you have that on hand. You can also use some Dr Bronner’s Castillo soap to create a water soap spray - or I’ve seen people use their sinks as a basin, fill the sink, wrap a plastic bag around the pot, covering the soil and dunk the plant in it. If you don’t mind insecticides, you can buy Dead Bug Brew or Insecticidal Super soap. Be sure to isolate that plant so the pests don’t spread to other plants #### Madeline님이 2024-01-26에 답변했습니다. Thank you SO much! ### Levi님이 2024-01-26에 댓글을 남겼어요. theres a saying that the only way to not kill your calathea is not to buy one :( they are notoriously difficult to care for. I think usually their biggest problem is not enough humidity since they're tropical plants they like to be warm and moist. if your house got significantly colder during the winter it could be contributing to that. I've heard people having success with bottom watering calatheas to make sure all of the roots are getting water and not just the top ones! ### Amani님이 2024-01-28에 댓글을 남겼어요. Thanks so much!! I will move it to a lighter spot and water it with filtered water. Hopefully it will help --- _Planta 커뮤니티 (https://getplanta.com). 누구나 읽을 수 있습니다. 게시물을 올리고, 댓글을 달고, 좋아요를 누르려면 Planta 앱을 다운로드하세요: https://getplanta.com/download_