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title: "Are her leaves curling up at the end because of the usage of tap…"
description: "Are her leaves curling up at the end because of the usage of tap water??? Has anyone tested this theory?"
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# Are her leaves curling up at the end because of the usage of tap…

_Terryn님이 2025-05-27에 게시함_

Are her leaves curling up at the end because of the usage of tap water??? Has anyone tested this theory?

![1개 중 1번째 첨부 파일](https://images.getplanta.com/v1/resize/v1_fbEAO-Ky9XcfE-U4UM9DR-ig_Zt_v7jcbU_3QLxY/jjQ-wOesRnO_0LXIoWjGxQ.webp?size=large)

## 13개의 댓글

### Toby님이 2025-05-27에 댓글을 남겼어요.

How often are you watering her? The soil looks moist so It’s possible you’re overwatering or providing too much direct sunlight?

#### Terryn님이 2025-05-27에 답변했습니다.

I have a water meter and I bottom water her whenever I do. This was just a picture that I added to my planta, it’s not current right now. And she get very indirect sun, no direct!

#### Toby님이 2025-05-27에 답변했습니다.

That’s awesome!! What a beautiful plant, and I’m such a sucker for bottom watering too, have a great day!

#### Terryn님이 2025-05-27에 답변했습니다.

Do you think it’s just the use of tap water?! I really don’t know what else it could be 😭

#### Toby님이 2025-05-27에 답변했습니다.

It definitely depends on the tap water in your area but it definitely could be, the minerals and chemicals in tap water can cause curling leaves. I use distilled water and have never had curling and dying leaves compared to when I used tap water. Maybe use distilled water and see if that changes anything?

### Sky님이 2025-05-27에 댓글을 남겼어요.

shes so pretty

#### Terryn님이 2025-05-27에 답변했습니다.

Thank you! I love her and I just want her to be happy 🙃

### 🪴R😍BIN🪴님이 2025-05-27에 댓글을 남겼어요.

I bought a tabletop reverse osmosis system for this reason. It was pretty affordable on Amazon and it doesn’t take up much room.

### Amie206님이 2025-05-27에 댓글을 남겼어요.

Yup! I use filtered water on all my plants now (just easier for the divas). Calathea’s definitely do better. I’ve invested in a 5 gallon jug and a “spout” off amazon to empty into a watering can. I don’t have this plant specifically but I have a HUGE rattlesnake, Fishbone, prayer plants (maranta - similar but different). Once I made the switch they improved so much

#### Terryn님이 2025-05-28에 답변했습니다.

Thank you!

### Yolanda님이 2025-05-27에 댓글을 남겼어요.

Not enough humidity

### Phil님이 2025-05-28에 댓글을 남겼어요.

I agree with Yolanda. I always thought low humidity caused leaves to curl.

### YinDeezy님이 2025-06-03에 댓글을 남겼어요.

Recommend tap water treated with aquarium conditioner over distilled water. Distilled will be expensive over time unless you have access to cheap refill stations where you can get it in bulk. You only need 2-3 drops per gallon. Can get it from Amazon or any pet store for pretty cheap

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