--- title: "Hi! I just purchased a striped calathea a few days ago and I came…" description: "Hi! I just purchased a striped calathea a few days ago and I came home today to find all of my leaves curled up. Any idea what causes this? Watered and…" url: "https://getplanta.com/community/lZ7uAE3pQ86jnFGxrCwLrg/8pNzZZAp2HwKBfK4qpn1Jf?language=ko" community: "Anything about plants" author: "Ashley" published: "2025-05-12T22:28:25.024239Z" language: "en" image: "https://images.getplanta.com/v1/resize/P9hCTg_BWmtVHVffzlw7n94EwJh7iMoEb7x-Flpqkxs/yDw-tS8qR9uV8mc1ZxNEAA.webp?size=large" --- [커뮤니티](https://getplanta.com/community.md?language=ko) / [Anything about plants](https://getplanta.com/community/lZ7uAE3pQ86jnFGxrCwLrg.md?language=ko) # Hi! I just purchased a striped calathea a few days ago and I came… _Ashley님이 2025-05-12에 게시함_ Hi! I just purchased a striped calathea a few days ago and I came home today to find all of my leaves curled up. Any idea what causes this? Watered and repotted Saturday morning. No signs of pests. Roots looked good. Fairly new to plants and appreciate all the help! Thanks! ![1개 중 1번째 첨부 파일](https://images.getplanta.com/v1/resize/P9hCTg_BWmtVHVffzlw7n94EwJh7iMoEb7x-Flpqkxs/yDw-tS8qR9uV8mc1ZxNEAA.webp?size=large) ## 10개의 댓글 ### Jenna님이 2025-05-12에 댓글을 남겼어요. Is the soil still moist? It’s hard to tell, but in the picture it looks a bit dry. This plant likes consistent moisture and humidity. Did you water with tap water or distilled? They’re very picky about tap water. I treat mine with fish tank treatment to make tap water safe. #### Ashley님이 2025-05-12에 답변했습니다. It is pretty dry already actually! Tap is what I used, as of now that’s my only option. I’ll try to get some fish tank treatment to use moving forward. Thank you! #### Jenna님이 2025-05-12에 답변했습니다. If you have a brita you can try to use that as well! Some say they have luck some don’t. I live in Ohio with very hard water and have resorted to just watering all of my plants with treated water. A large bottle lasts a long time as you only need a very small amount per gallon. Good luck! #### Amie206님이 2025-05-13에 답변했습니다. Just go buy a jug of filtered water at the grocery store. Find out if there are places to buy (using recycled containers). You can buy a 5 gallon re-useable and a “pump” to easily get it out of the container. Calathea’s are heart BREAKERS. I only started having luck when I switched to filtered water and a lot of humidity around them ### Jenna님이 2025-05-12에 댓글을 남겼어요. I think a drink will perk it back up alone no matter the water you use in the meantime. However, if you continue to water with tap, you will start to see browning tips and edges of leaves. #### Ashley님이 2025-05-12에 답변했습니다. Perfect! I’ll water some now and get some treatment ordered! I think it’ll be good to have on hand anyway as I learn more about each individual plant. I do feel like my tap can be a bit harsh sometimes so that definitely makes sense. ### Phil님이 2025-05-13에 댓글을 남겼어요. That goes for misting also-no tap water. #### Ashley님이 2025-05-13에 답변했습니다. Good thought, thank you!! ### amyo님이 2025-05-13에 댓글을 남겼어요. They are drama queens. #### Ashley님이 2025-05-13에 답변했습니다. I’m learning that quickly lol --- _Planta 커뮤니티 (https://getplanta.com). 누구나 읽을 수 있습니다. 게시물을 올리고, 댓글을 달고, 좋아요를 누르려면 Planta 앱을 다운로드하세요: https://getplanta.com/download_