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title: "I have a beautiful pin strip calathea that I got a few weeks ago. It…"
description: "I have a beautiful pin strip calathea that I got a few weeks ago. It seems very healthy, but the new leaves are paler green compared to the leaves it came with…"
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author: "happysoxdonkey"
published: "2025-08-16T12:51:13.537647Z"
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# I have a beautiful pin strip calathea that I got a few weeks ago. It…

_Posted by happysoxdonkey on 2025-08-16_

I have a beautiful pin strip calathea that I got a few weeks ago. It seems very healthy, but the new leaves are paler green compared to the leaves it came with to. Do you think it needs more sun? Is that normal or is there anything else I should do for it?

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## 4 comments

### drabbit4u commented on 2025-08-16

New leaves are often paler green until they “harden”, meaning until they dry a bit and get tougher. When that happens they tend to become darker in color to help protect from the sun.

#### happysoxdonkey replied on 2025-08-16

Thank you! That’s great news.

### drabbit4u commented on 2025-08-16

Perfectly normal. Your calathea is beautiful. That’s a plant I haven’t had yet.

#### happysoxdonkey replied on 2025-08-16

I love all my calathea. They are just the prettiest plants. I hesitated to get them at first because it said they were difficult but given some filtered water they seem very happy.

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