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title: "Hello all, just wanted to see if anyone can explain these brown spots…"
description: "Hello all, just wanted to see if anyone can explain these brown spots on the tips of my Helen Kennedy Calathea plant?"
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community: "Anything about plants"
author: "Ash220022"
published: "2024-09-06T18:32:38.888471Z"
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# Hello all, just wanted to see if anyone can explain these brown spots…

_Posted by Ash220022 on 2024-09-06_

Hello all, just wanted to see if anyone can explain these brown spots on the tips of my Helen Kennedy Calathea plant?

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## 3 comments

### Sarah commented on 2024-09-06

What kind of water are you watering with? Tap, rain, or distilled?

#### Ash220022 replied on 2024-09-06

I shower the leaves with tap water but water the soil with filtered water. You think it could be the build up of salt and minerals from the water?

#### Sarah replied on 2024-09-06

Calatheas have a lime sensitivity. I only water mine with distilled water.

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