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title: "Help! my striped calathea is drooping..is this underwater or…"
description: "Help! my striped calathea is drooping..is this underwater or transport shock… I’ve been keeping the soil at moist 3 on the moister meter"
url: "https://getplanta.com/community/lKxUkhzRR_aIJD7o1QvtwQ/KqEzCX00dasAAg5JmsHlC6"
community: "Pests, diseases and problems"
author: "Brian B"
published: "2025-08-26T23:04:24.148047Z"
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# Help! my striped calathea is drooping..is this underwater or…

_Posted by Brian B on 2025-08-26_

Help! my striped calathea is drooping..is this underwater or transport shock… I’ve been keeping the soil at moist 3 on the moister meter

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## 3 comments

### EarthSeed commented on 2025-08-26

Hi! My Calathea drooped when it was getting too much direct sun. From my experience, it took a couple times to figure out what spot she liked the best. You might need to change the location since half the leaves are a pretty deep green color and the others are on the lighter side.

Do you mist the leaves at all? This also may help

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#### Brian B replied on 2025-08-27

I mist once a week. I’ll try another spot. Thank you

### happysoxdonkey commented on 2025-08-27

I would recommend that you don’t mist her. Instead make sure she’s only getting filtered or distilled water with a few drops of water conditioner. They are very picky with the type of water they like.

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