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title: "I love my calathea and she loves me🫶🏻 I was so skeptical buying a…"
description: "I love my calathea and she loves me🫶🏻 I was so skeptical buying a baby calathea as a first plant but I loved the feel of the velvet leaves, she grows and…"
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community: "Anything about plants"
author: "harriet🪴🌵"
published: "2024-03-30T21:50:36.712991Z"
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# I love my calathea and she loves me🫶🏻 I was so skeptical buying a…

_Posted by harriet🪴🌵 on 2024-03-30_

I love my calathea and she loves me🫶🏻  
I was so skeptical buying a baby calathea as a first plant but I loved the feel of the velvet leaves, she grows and throws out new leaves by the day!!

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## 4 comments

### Mullein commented on 2024-03-30

Ooh I haven’t seen that variety before. Very pretty!

#### harriet🪴🌵 replied on 2024-03-30

it’s a calathea rufibarba! the leaves are fuzzy and literally feel like velvet!!

#### Mullein replied on 2024-03-31

😮 wishlist ✍️

### Livy commented on 2026-05-23

It looks great! Any tips for this plant?

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