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title: "Can anyone tell me what’s going on😩? The leaves keep curling up."
description: "Can anyone tell me what’s going on😩? The leaves keep curling up."
url: "https://getplanta.com/community/lZ7uAE3pQ86jnFGxrCwLrg/647df10f13b152be72a60358"
community: "Anything about plants"
author: "Shay"
published: "2023-06-05T14:28:31.054Z"
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# Can anyone tell me what’s going on😩? The leaves keep curling up.

_Posted by Shay on 2023-06-05_

Can anyone tell me what’s going on😩? The leaves keep curling up.

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## 8 comments

### FriendofVeg commented on 2023-06-05

With plants in this family (calatheas) that often means not enough humidity.

### Danika commented on 2023-06-05

Most likely cause: Are you watering the calathea with distilled or filtered or rain water? They are sensitive to lime in tap water, and eventually if watered with tap, the lime and minerals will build up around the roots, leading to the plant showing symptoms of being underwatered because even though you are watering appropriately, the roots are so caked with these minerals that they can’t absorb it, so they will seem dehydrated.

Also, how dry does the soil get between waterings? Also, have you inspected it for spider mites, and /or are there any fungus gnats around? And have you checked the roots for rot? Its hard to say whats the cause without knowing a bit more.

And… in my research I’ve come to understand that Calatheas like consistency in whatever the normal humidity is in your environment. They will acclimate to whatever it is just like a human in different regions.

Hope that helps!

#### Shay replied on 2023-06-05

My house water is all filter through a filtering system

#### Shay replied on 2023-06-05

So that make sense much since now!

### Nina commented on 2023-06-06

These are just a pain. Very hard. By the way, filtered water just means chlorine etc is removed. But it does not make the water not hard. I have a whole house filter and we still have hard water. You need a whole house osmotic system to make water softer and equivalent to distilled

#### Shay replied on 2023-06-06

Correct we have a osmotic system. We have soft water.all my other plants are happy except for these😩

### Shay commented on 2023-06-06

Should I try rain water

### InkedgirlC commented on 2023-06-07

Needs a humidifier

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