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title: "My Calathea is doing really well I think! Theres alot of new leaves…"
description: "My Calathea is doing really well I think! Theres alot of new leaves coming in (like 8 or so) but all the older ones are a bit droopy now and not really going…"
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community: "Anything about plants"
author: "Mattji104"
published: "2023-05-30T23:08:21.445Z"
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# My Calathea is doing really well I think! Theres alot of new leaves…

_Posted by Mattji104 on 2023-05-30_

My Calathea is doing really well I think! Theres alot of new leaves coming in (like 8 or so) but all the older ones are a bit droopy now and not really going all the way up and down. Is this normal since its focused on the new growth?

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## 5 comments

### xoana commented on 2023-05-31

If there is still new growth then you should be fine. I’m not too familiar with Calathea but my alocasias drop their older leaves when new ones are coming in! This is also a good time to fertilize. But I would just do a quick search to see if it’s the same with Calathea. Good luck!

#### Mattji104 replied on 2023-05-31

Thanks! I actually noticed the new sprouts when i fertilized about a week+ ago! Now one is unfurled and another almost and so many more to come.

But this morning i actually pruned one it got yellow. I guess I'll just follow its lead. I'll prune when they die but let them droop while they still look otherwise healthy.

Feel like its just tired from so much simultaneous growth

#### xoana replied on 2023-05-31

Definitely! It takes a lot of energy to unfurl 8 new leaves! I heard these babies are very finicky (which is kind of why I’m deterred from getting one) but congrats on your thriving baby!

### Mattji104 commented on 2023-06-02

SPIDER MITES. Ughhh! Going off to buy alcohol xD and neem oil unless someone says don't use neem oil after lol

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