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title: "My Rose Painted calathea is dried out. Can I save this?"
description: "My Rose Painted calathea is dried out. Can I save this?"
url: "https://getplanta.com/community/lZ7uAE3pQ86jnFGxrCwLrg/SpbYrlkIdZUD19ycIU5yRj"
community: "Anything about plants"
author: "Sherice"
published: "2026-09-05T00:21:37.226783Z"
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# My Rose Painted calathea is dried out. Can I save this?

_Posted by Sherice on 2026-09-05_

My Rose Painted calathea is dried out. Can I save this?

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## 5 comments

### Cheyenne commented on 2026-09-05

100% I just saved a calathea that looked worse than this from Home Depot! I gave it a soak for 40 minutes in distilled water and it perked right back up after a day 🩵

![Attachment 1 of 2](https://images.getplanta.com/v1/resize/fzLQPeCB-dTJSgEonsIwFzNvAHs10yXxRDtZ5qr7y7E/yUGD81KLQjKnR6CAFKNLXg.webp?size=large)

![Attachment 2 of 2](https://images.getplanta.com/v1/resize/fzLQPeCB-dTJSgEonsIwFzNvAHs10yXxRDtZ5qr7y7E/MIxweePzSvaWX4Ptl77rVQ.webp?size=large)

### LeafyGreenhouse commented on 2026-09-05

Calatheas are so dramatic, I agree it should perk up with a good soak of distilled water.

### Sherice commented on 2026-09-05

Thank you for the tip! I will try this out

### Eveenala commented on 2026-09-06

Definitely post an update! Would love to see the change.

### Sherice commented on 2026-09-14

UPDATE: the plant has been moved to the graveyard 😢. Unfortunately, there was root rot.

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