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title: "Hi friends! I bought this calathea from HD and was repotting it and…"
description: "Hi friends! I bought this calathea from HD and was repotting it and found these bulb things connected to the ends of the roots. Do I leave them connected or…"
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community: "Anything about plants"
author: "Lindy22"
published: "2025-10-05T00:59:27.065983Z"
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# Hi friends! I bought this calathea from HD and was repotting it and…

_Posted by Lindy22 on 2025-10-05_

Hi friends! I bought this calathea from HD and was repotting it and found these bulb things connected to the ends of the roots. Do I leave them connected or are they their own thing? Thank you!!

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## 3 comments

### MackennaBay commented on 2025-10-05

Keep them! They’re part of the root and store water/nutrients between waterings

#### Lindy22 replied on 2025-10-05

Thank you!!

### 9s commented on 2025-10-05

Just a heads up, in the future, it’s unnecessary to remove the soil when repotting unless you’re treating an issue. Calatheas kinda get sad when you do this.

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