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title: "I have heard people said calathea are very moody plants this purple…"
description: "I have heard people said calathea are very moody plants this purple Dottie I have, has definitely given me a run for my money. I am glad I didn’t give up on it…"
url: "https://getplanta.com/community/lZ7uAE3pQ86jnFGxrCwLrg/64c3e432ec7e0eb78ee441b2"
community: "Anything about plants"
author: "Iwetmyplants🌱"
published: "2023-07-28T15:52:18.253Z"
language: "en"
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# I have heard people said calathea are very moody plants this purple…

_Posted by Iwetmyplants🌱 on 2023-07-28_

I have heard people said calathea are very moody plants this purple Dottie I have, has definitely given me a run for my money. I am glad I didn’t give up on it though cause it appears to making a come back. The photo on the right is when I bought it about a year ago, and the other photo is from today. 😬

![Attachment 1 of 1](https://images.getplanta.com/v1/resize/MFtkW9GGvqc__oviDPM6aM7GaFriMTx67ku4H5zgN4U/d4b3250b1abd400698d150d52ade7273.webp?size=large)

## 4 comments

### Leafmealone commented on 2023-07-28

Very impressive. Good job!

### Corrie commented on 2023-07-29

Nice! I’m currently trying to make mine happy. Anything specific work for you?

#### Iwetmyplants🌱 replied on 2023-07-29

I would have to say I completely failed at making this one happy lol. I do have another in my kitchen, not this exact type of calathea but it’s trick seems to be just give it plenty of light and don’t move it.

#### Iwetmyplants🌱 replied on 2023-07-29

This is the one in my kitchen

![Attachment 1 of 1](https://images.getplanta.com/v1/resize/MFtkW9GGvqc__oviDPM6aM7GaFriMTx67ku4H5zgN4U/f5471aab3cc549128a2aed4653285097.webp?size=large)

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