--- title: "Well I guess it’s time to say good bye to one of my calatheas. I…" description: "Well I guess it’s time to say good bye to one of my calatheas. I tried everything to save her. My last ditch was to chop off all the leaves as there were all…" url: "https://getplanta.com/community/lKxUkhzRR_aIJD7o1QvtwQ/Pi4vlH6kOYCip01ZfgG9tP" community: "Pests, diseases and problems" author: "PlantNewbSTL" published: "2025-10-28T12:01:22.070271Z" language: "en" image: "https://images.getplanta.com/v1/resize/BGduzkZPrV2C_NxpjjEePggxyozqxGuHbQNv9an03qY/ZX6pcVWRT--V06b4w243rw.webp?size=large" --- [Community](https://getplanta.com/community.md) / [Pests, diseases and problems](https://getplanta.com/community/lKxUkhzRR_aIJD7o1QvtwQ.md) # Well I guess it’s time to say good bye to one of my calatheas. I… _Posted by PlantNewbSTL on 2025-10-28_ Well I guess it’s time to say good bye to one of my calatheas. I tried everything to save her. My last ditch was to chop off all the leaves as there were all brown and crispy hoping they would return. It’s been a couple weeks and no growth. There’s no green left anywhere. But this cute little mushroom just popped up over night lol. My other calatheas is recovering a lot better and finally is putting out a new leaf. ![Attachment 1 of 3](https://images.getplanta.com/v1/resize/BGduzkZPrV2C_NxpjjEePggxyozqxGuHbQNv9an03qY/ZX6pcVWRT--V06b4w243rw.webp?size=large) ![Attachment 2 of 3](https://images.getplanta.com/v1/resize/BGduzkZPrV2C_NxpjjEePggxyozqxGuHbQNv9an03qY/eWNt0nKxS2qfF1bq3uLHMw.webp?size=large) ![Attachment 3 of 3](https://images.getplanta.com/v1/resize/BGduzkZPrV2C_NxpjjEePggxyozqxGuHbQNv9an03qY/bn6oOphTRSi1FMM65aCXRQ.webp?size=large) ## 14 comments ### Dory commented on 2025-10-28 Last ditch attempt I would put it in water. Did that with my agleonema and she’s finally bouncing back and showing growth… may still be too late for this one #### PlantNewbSTL replied on 2025-10-28 Thank you. I will give that a try. It won’t hurt lol ### Mebbs commented on 2025-10-28 Mine is doing exactly the same thing! I will try the water trick too. ### Kelly commented on 2025-10-29 I feel like I see bits of green at base in soil? #### PlantNewbSTL replied on 2025-10-29 Yes I thought so too, but it’s just the perlite. Some of it has turned green 🤷🏼‍♂️ #### Kelly replied on 2025-10-29 Oh yes I see that now…Darn! Was hopeful but hope the soaking does the trick! ### PlantNewbSTL commented on 2025-10-29 Found some green stem lol. I rinsed the roots as best as I could. Still quite a few white roots. Quite a bit of dead roots. I have some trimming to do ![Attachment 1 of 1](https://images.getplanta.com/v1/resize/BGduzkZPrV2C_NxpjjEePggxyozqxGuHbQNv9an03qY/mhLd0TGLTFeKmHnH-F9Gdw.webp?size=large) ### Amy commented on 2025-10-30 If the rhizome is still alive and you have some roots left, it might have a chance. What do you think caused the plant to fail? #### PlantNewbSTL replied on 2025-10-30 I have been struggling with them since the day in the middle of summer I was a month into owning plants and didn’t know better so I put them all outside on the back deck for a few hours lol. Now I know better lol one of my calatheas is just now putting out a new leaf after all of that. Also I repotted them in my own soil mix which sounded like a good mix, but held too much moisture. #### Amy replied on 2025-10-30 Calatheas are not easy and I’ve killed my fair share. I’ve tried growing a few different types, using the same growing conditions, and managed to only keep a Calathea white fusion alive. lol. The plant is very happy but I periodically get spider mites and dealing with that at the moment. Don’t give up. I’m sure you will find the right Calathea for your space 🙂 #### PlantNewbSTL replied on 2025-10-31 Yes. My other calathea was looking just as bad but is slowly recovering and has given me a new leaf with two more on the way ![Attachment 1 of 2](https://images.getplanta.com/v1/resize/BGduzkZPrV2C_NxpjjEePggxyozqxGuHbQNv9an03qY/QEx9sVsRSxGsJp5d_2rjcA.webp?size=large) ![Attachment 2 of 2](https://images.getplanta.com/v1/resize/BGduzkZPrV2C_NxpjjEePggxyozqxGuHbQNv9an03qY/7aQRkn4sS_6SCvFP9Q3x4A.webp?size=large) ### Ellie commented on 2025-10-31 Yay miny mushroom Freind! #### PlantNewbSTL replied on 2025-10-31 Sadly it lasted a day. I came home from work and it had shriveled away haha ### Ellie commented on 2025-10-31 lol --- _Source: the Planta community (https://getplanta.com). Reading is open to everyone. To post, comment and like, get the Planta app: https://getplanta.com/download_