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title: "what’s going on with my peacock plant??? i keep her in bright…"
description: "what’s going on with my peacock plant??? i keep her in bright indirect light and water with distilled water when the soil starts to dry out. am i doing…"
url: "https://getplanta.com/community/lZ7uAE3pQ86jnFGxrCwLrg/6491c5730385842dc2929adc"
community: "Anything about plants"
author: "aaron 🪴"
published: "2023-06-20T15:27:47.096Z"
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# what’s going on with my peacock plant??? i keep her in bright…

_Posted by aaron 🪴 on 2023-06-20_

what’s going on with my peacock plant???  
i keep her in bright indirect light and water with distilled water when the soil starts to dry out. am i doing something wrong??

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## 4 comments

### Meg commented on 2023-06-20

I would clip all the dead and yellowing leaves so that the plant doesn’t waste water sending it to the dead leaves!

### Danika commented on 2023-06-20

Have you checked for spider mites? Especially on the curled up leaves?

### Holly commented on 2023-06-20

I have a rattlesnake plant which is also a calathea… exact same thing happened to me! I’ve improved it by balancing my watering with humidity - letting the soil dry out completely, but spritzing the leaves whenever I think of it (these plants like higher humidity). I hope you’re able to fix it! Good luck!

### Rainy commented on 2023-06-20

I agree with misting more. The curling leaves may be dehydration. But i don’t know that I would water more right away with out trying to mist with distilled water.

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