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title: "My Calathea Dottie has lots of new growth and looks great, but she…"
description: "My Calathea Dottie has lots of new growth and looks great, but she has some brown leaves on the bottom, what’s up with that? Should i cut them?"
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author: "Amy B"
published: "2025-04-22T21:36:07.142511Z"
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# My Calathea Dottie has lots of new growth and looks great, but she…

_Publié par Amy B le 2025-04-22_

My Calathea Dottie has lots of new growth and looks great, but she has some brown leaves on the bottom, what’s up with that? Should i cut them?

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## 2 commentaires

### JenThon🪴🪷 a commenté le 2025-04-23

Yes, I would. It’s completely normal in these plants for the old leaves to die at the bottom. Taking the dead or dying off will let the plant use that energy to push new growth.

#### Amy B ha respondido el 2025-04-23

Ok great! Thank you for the comment!

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