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title: "I don’t know anything about calatheas other than they are said to be…"
description: "I don’t know anything about calatheas other than they are said to be super dramatic and easy to kill. I got this one a couple weeks ago and I can’t tell how…"
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# I don’t know anything about calatheas other than they are said to be…

_OzzPaws님이 2025-10-17에 게시함_

I don’t know anything about calatheas other than they are said to be super dramatic and easy to kill. I got this one a couple weeks ago and I can’t tell how it’s doing. There are some leaves on the bottom layer that have slowly been turning yellow then dried and shriveled, but 1 new leaf has fully opened and another leaf is starting to open since I got it. I rotate it every so often because I have a grow light off to the side that it seems to turn the tops of its leaves away from. I tried to give it a watering globe full of distilled water because I heard they’re incredibly sensitive to chemicals in tap water. What do you all think? Do I need to move it somewhere darker (I.e. farther away from the grow light)?

![3개 중 1번째 첨부 파일](https://images.getplanta.com/v1/resize/Ks1tsC6Ak7upMNmNpbM_08vE9n3_3TmY97NNRSRs234/2S4ACu24Q-OeWQQpUe9raA.webp?size=large)

![3개 중 2번째 첨부 파일](https://images.getplanta.com/v1/resize/Ks1tsC6Ak7upMNmNpbM_08vE9n3_3TmY97NNRSRs234/ls7NW5BySemNw3s1-C14RQ.webp?size=large)

![3개 중 3번째 첨부 파일](https://images.getplanta.com/v1/resize/Ks1tsC6Ak7upMNmNpbM_08vE9n3_3TmY97NNRSRs234/xMxD5A9oR5G9A10z7s-elQ.webp?size=large)

## 4개의 댓글

### Jules님이 2025-10-17에 댓글을 남겼어요.

i killed mine with over watering, but before that she loved sitting right by my SW facing window with the blinds partially closed

### Ethan님이 2025-10-17에 댓글을 남겼어요.

I’ve got 2 that are doing delightfully well, and I’d personally say yours looks quite happy as well! The leaves don’t look burnt or dry at all so I wouldn’t worry about it being too close to the grow light.  
I’ve found the only thing they ever REALLY get dramatic about is tap water, plus they make for excellent spider mite magnets so make sure to check them regularly 🙏

### Livvy님이 2025-10-17에 댓글을 남겼어요.

Looks great - Just get rid of the dead leaves and continue to watch it grow! Everyone says how difficult these plants are but mine is the most low maintenance plant that I have, I’ve always used tap water for it and it doesn’t mind sunlight🤷🏻‍♀️

### EllenLikesPlants님이 2025-10-18에 댓글을 남겼어요.

Looks good! I have a calathea velvet jungle that is so high maintenance! Not sure I’m giving it the right …. Anything…. But I’m trying!

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