---
title: "Hello im not new to plants but some are difficult i was wondering if…"
description: "Hello im not new to plants but some are difficult i was wondering if anybody can help me figure out what is wrong with my velvet calathea please and thank you!"
url: "https://getplanta.com/community/lZ7uAE3pQ86jnFGxrCwLrg/T1sqoKAkTdSzbowoLk27gw?language=ko"
community: "Anything about plants"
author: "Dmm"
published: "2024-03-02T21:16:06.162959Z"
language: "en"
image: "https://images.getplanta.com/v1/resize/IbjE_pz8VEOmy0W47abQ2PwopCeRxLQ-4iNnILjK6Vg/XOtu61EJSdeJ6gzehTF2LA.webp?size=large"
---

[커뮤니티](https://getplanta.com/community.md?language=ko) / [Anything about plants](https://getplanta.com/community/lZ7uAE3pQ86jnFGxrCwLrg.md?language=ko)

# Hello im not new to plants but some are difficult i was wondering if…

_Dmm님이 2024-03-02에 게시함_

Hello im not new to plants but some are difficult i was wondering if anybody can help me figure out what is wrong with my velvet calathea please and thank you!

![1개 중 1번째 첨부 파일](https://images.getplanta.com/v1/resize/IbjE_pz8VEOmy0W47abQ2PwopCeRxLQ-4iNnILjK6Vg/XOtu61EJSdeJ6gzehTF2LA.webp?size=large)

## 3개의 댓글

### Women are Water님이 2024-03-02에 댓글을 남겼어요.

Calathea are definitely different and have been a challenge for me as well. I have killed many before getting the care some what right. Also some are more difficult than others. I’ve heard this one is. What has worked for me is 1. No direct light. Can burn the leaves. 2. They are very thirsty but don’t like wet feet so don’t let it go completely dry and give it a chunky mix for air flow and quick draining.

Also if it’s a new plant then the conditions it was getting are probably very different to you home. Particularly the water which can be an issue if you have higher levels of chlorine in your tap water.

They have to acclimate to your environment and care. Meaning even if it loses all of its leaves don’t throw it out because it will probably come back.  
Lastly many can attach spider mites so check for pests and webs. Also they like humidity and the fact that it’s called velvet calathea definitely implies that it probably wants more humidity.

#### Dmm님이 2024-03-02에 답변했습니다.

Thank you so much so my calathea is under a grow light that is on 9 hours a day should i give it a little less light and more humidity

### Women are Water님이 2024-03-02에 댓글을 남겼어요.

Yeah. Depending in the strength of the light it is probably burning the leaves. So I’d move it. And yes. More humidity. Whatever that looks like for you. I don’t do it anymore because I don’t need to but I use to mist mine. But there are 2 schools of thought in that. Some say don’t mist but I never had a problem. Now I just shower the leaves throughly when I water and that seems to be working. But I don’t have that particular plant so I can’t be 100% sure that what worked for mine will work for you. But worth a try.

---

_Planta 커뮤니티 (https://getplanta.com). 누구나 읽을 수 있습니다. 게시물을 올리고, 댓글을 달고, 좋아요를 누르려면 Planta 앱을 다운로드하세요: https://getplanta.com/download_