Hi everyone! I bought this Calathea Dottie plant about a month ago, and within the first few days of bringing it home it immediately started to curl and wilt. I repotted it into a different pot and thought it might’ve been overwatered. Ever after repotting and being very careful about overwatering, pruning its dead leaves, only using distilled water, and fertilizing it I cannot get her back to life. Please help! I was so excited to have my first Calathea and she is STRUGGLING
It looks like either too much light or water. They like regular water. I water when there is around an inch of dry dirt. No bright lights or sun light. I have up and put mine with my water and carnivorous plants. It loved the lower light and humidity.
2 gillningarSorry. They also seem to hate really wet dirt, so I feed it the same way as my succulents, with a squeeze bottle. I also must twice a week.
0 gillningarAwesome this is so helpful thank you! I have to keep it outside because I have a cat so hopefully it’s humid enough for it. Do you think repotting it with cactus/succulent soil would help?
0 gillningarNo. But maybe trying to find a way to give it shade. Maybe some thicker lace? Hang it on the fencing. Also is the pot and soil very well draining?
1 gillaI can move it to a shaded spot. And I’m not sure, it’s just regular indoor plant soil which is why I’m thinking I should maybe mix in more perlite or cactus soil! The pot is well draining
0 gillningarPerlite would be helpful.
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In my experience, curling leaves means too much light
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Did you harden it to the light? They usually don’t tolerate going to brighter light conditions especially quickly.
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