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title: "Just found this sad calathea at a discounted price… would there be…"
description: "Just found this sad calathea at a discounted price… would there be any chance of saving this plant, or is it too far gone? Lol!"
url: "https://getplanta.com/community/lZ7uAE3pQ86jnFGxrCwLrg/654b739f070aefd0be438be3"
community: "Anything about plants"
author: "Danny"
published: "2023-11-08T11:40:15.521Z"
language: "en"
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# Just found this sad calathea at a discounted price… would there be…

_Posted by Danny on 2023-11-08_

Just found this sad calathea at a discounted price… would there be any chance of saving this plant, or is it too far gone? Lol!

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## 3 comments

### Tee Jay commented on 2023-11-08

This totally has a chance to be saved

#### Danny replied on 2023-11-08

awesome!! what would you do to save this plant? any tips would be epic :)

#### Tee Jay replied on 2023-11-08

The leaves don’t look too bad from the pic, so I’d spray it with some insecticidal soap. The leaves usually roll up like that when they’re dry or got too much light, so water the plant. Then treat it like normal when you have a new plant in your home.  
Honestly it’s just about patience so I’d wait and see if it bounces back after having it in your home for a couple weeks. Plant care advice/tips is so difficult in general because I don’t know the history and details of the plant.

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