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title: "I have been using this app for 2 years and just found out today that…"
description: "I have been using this app for 2 years and just found out today that my Calathea is sensitive to lime in water. It was purchased from a nursery last year and…"
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author: "Michelle Dee"
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# I have been using this app for 2 years and just found out today that…

_Postat av Michelle Dee den 2025-01-08_

I have been using this app for 2 years and just found out today that my Calathea is sensitive to lime in water.

It was purchased from a nursery last year and was so beautiful. Slowly it started having dried up and curled leaves. I kept treating it with a fungicide, watering and fertilizing on schedule. It finally got down to one leaf and I almost threw it away, but I kept watering and feeding.

Lo, and behold it started growing again and the leaves are big. I see the dreaded dry and curled leaf starting again and believe it’s lime from the water. John, my plant, will be getting distilled water from now on.

![Bilaga 1 av 1](https://images.getplanta.com/v1/resize/Jcb3jiYWsscRuwI5ZsB9skhn9dLf-0sNVkRVj-tXDwk/qa1OuvklQLyDUQj1Vk4jPw.webp?size=large)

## 8 kommentarer

### Phil kommenterade den 2025-01-08

Beautiful fussy plants. I have two of those spoiled brats, but I have them under control usually. I use RO water for all my plants.

#### Michelle Dee svarade den 2025-01-08

Thank you for your comment. I did not know what RO water was and just spent the last 30 minutes reading an excellent piece all about it.

### Olivia Williamson kommenterade den 2025-01-08

They can be very dramatic at times. I notice mine are the most dramatic with droopy leaves whenever I didn’t water them for a day longer than I was supposed to. Distilled water is the way to go with these babies for sure! I recommend using it for begonias too.

### Christine kommenterade den 2025-01-08

I use rain water, mine always suffer in the winter even though they are near a humidifier. Calatheas are beautiful but 🤦🏻‍♀️🤦🏻‍♀️🤦🏻‍♀️ they always thrive for me in the summer outside though!

### Buffy kommenterade den 2025-01-08

Same thing happened to my calathea.. crisped leaves and just a stem left. Too much lime. I hope to save my stem of a plant with humidity and distilled water. Who knew!

#### Michelle Dee svarade den 2025-01-08

Yes keep loving it and don’t give up on it. Water, fertilize and spray with distilled water. It will come back.

### S.thorny kommenterade den 2025-01-08

Just discovered one of my plants (Bruce, a blue spruce) is also sensitive to lime thanks to this post!! Do you have to re-pot them before starting to give them the fancy lime-less water??

Thanks for posting about this!!

#### Michelle Dee svarade den 2025-01-08

I would think new soil is quicker to help it recover, although it is still a process. I repotted my Calathea when I made this post.

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