--- title: "I have this rattlesnake plant and it’s looking kinda rough? The…" description: "I have this rattlesnake plant and it’s looking kinda rough? The leaves are crispy and kinda sad looking? The pot has drainage and sits either near my window or…" url: "https://getplanta.com/community/lZ7uAE3pQ86jnFGxrCwLrg/pjCX1dUWQnuGZk21PG82xw?language=ko" community: "Anything about plants" author: "magpie" published: "2024-03-03T20:23:55.319583Z" language: "en" image: "https://images.getplanta.com/v1/resize/nKSSKf6YgJ7Wod0fZU5l9MPBg1e-QQ_RBqj9nl8N5SE/3zzgIMQPRvGClG6JNtXM_A.webp?size=large" --- [커뮤니티](https://getplanta.com/community.md?language=ko) / [Anything about plants](https://getplanta.com/community/lZ7uAE3pQ86jnFGxrCwLrg.md?language=ko) # I have this rattlesnake plant and it’s looking kinda rough? The… _magpie님이 2024-03-03에 게시함_ I have this rattlesnake plant and it’s looking kinda rough? The leaves are crispy and kinda sad looking? The pot has drainage and sits either near my window or a few feet away in bright but now direct sunlight. How can i help it and make it happy again 🫠 ![3개 중 1번째 첨부 파일](https://images.getplanta.com/v1/resize/nKSSKf6YgJ7Wod0fZU5l9MPBg1e-QQ_RBqj9nl8N5SE/3zzgIMQPRvGClG6JNtXM_A.webp?size=large) ![3개 중 2번째 첨부 파일](https://images.getplanta.com/v1/resize/nKSSKf6YgJ7Wod0fZU5l9MPBg1e-QQ_RBqj9nl8N5SE/AfJgmJMQRyu9HjG9g5L6dA.webp?size=large) ![3개 중 3번째 첨부 파일](https://images.getplanta.com/v1/resize/nKSSKf6YgJ7Wod0fZU5l9MPBg1e-QQ_RBqj9nl8N5SE/YjuXDdftSTaQZpRXBw6MJw.webp?size=large) ## 13개의 댓글 ### Gigglzngreenz님이 2024-03-03에 댓글을 남겼어요. Well, I think I have the biggest rattlesnake plant I’ve ever seen so I’ll try to help you out. For mine I make sure it never dries out because it likes to be moist all the time. Not too much light and definitely no direct sun. Mine is under artificial light but not close. All Goepertias prefer high humidity but the rattlesnake is about the only Calathea that can do okay in normal humidity (40-50%). I feed it a diluted plant food I mix in the water about once a month. For yours, it looks like it has plenty of healthy leaves. I would cut off all the ugly leaves and pick out all the brown dead stuff. That will promote new growth. Mine puts out 6-12 new leaves almost all at once and then it rests for a few weeks and shoots out another bunch. It will fill out quickly and get pretty tall. If your humidity isn’t very high you will probably see brown tips but they don’t show up very well. I have a humidifier in one corner of my house where I stick all my high humidity plants so mine gets 50-55% humidity in that corner. I can’t grow any other Goepertia in my house. They die from dehydration, but the rattlesnake has hung on and seems pretty happy. Here’s mine. Yours will look like this too. Mine is three years old. ![1개 중 1번째 첨부 파일](https://images.getplanta.com/v1/resize/N8o0FHN9GC2reILsVTJ_3HJdv-zoUUl_jquRarXVZAE/7M1-A08qRsiT4N22KfXGQw.webp?size=large) #### Gigglzngreenz님이 2024-03-03에 답변했습니다. Also check for spider mites. If you see any webs on the leaves or on top of the soil you will need to treat right away. And check all your other plants too. I’m suspicious you might have spider mites. And I can also see a few spots with yellow margins which can sometimes indicate fungus so I’d treat for that while you’re at it. Here’s what I’d do exactly. Inspect for bugs. Even if you don’t see any (some like thrips are very hard to see), spray the bajeezuz out of it (totally soak it) with some sort of insecticidal soap spray. I use Bonide Dead Bug. It kills everything. Then I’d cut out all the damaged leaves but you need to kill the bugs first. Spray the surface of the soil really well with Dead Bug. Get some Bonide systemic Insecticidal granules and put some of that on the surface of the pot soil and use a stick or something to kinda work it into the soil a little bit. Then water with a solution of one part hydrogen peroxide and 4-5 parts water. Then for the fungus issue, I’d give it a spray down of copper fungicide. You might need to repeat the copper if you see more fungus but one treatment might be enough. You might not have fungus but it won’t hurt the plant to spray it. None of these steps will hurt your plant at all even if you don’t have bugs so I’d do them anyway for good measure. #### Gigglzngreenz님이 2024-03-03에 답변했습니다. I think your plant will be fine because it does still have quite a few nice leaves still. Don’t give up! #### S.R님이 2024-03-03에 답변했습니다. Hello - is this copper fungicide something that can be purchased or made at home? #### Gigglzngreenz님이 2024-03-04에 답변했습니다. I buy it at my nursery or hardware store in the garden department. Here’s a photo. Beer is so you can see size. 😊 ![1개 중 1번째 첨부 파일](https://images.getplanta.com/v1/resize/N8o0FHN9GC2reILsVTJ_3HJdv-zoUUl_jquRarXVZAE/xcqqhzOXS6SavuDPzjyaQA.webp?size=large) #### Gigglzngreenz님이 2024-03-04에 답변했습니다. It also comes in a ready to use spray bottle. ### Gigglzngreenz님이 2024-03-03에 댓글을 남겼어요. It sounds like you have it in a good spot for lighting. Just no direct sun. 😊😊😊🪴🌱🪴🌱 ### Amie206님이 2024-03-03에 댓글을 남겼어요. All of Gigglzngreenz advice is solid. I’m a little worried if that’s a terracotta planter as it can pull the moisture away from the plant. My rattlesnake plant is about the only calathea I can keep alive ![1개 중 1번째 첨부 파일](https://images.getplanta.com/v1/resize/rLkdsfZry_mmttY12utbuWXEpkypn5xdaSt3fFIquCc/QqhXtUX8Sq6PUyNPesYPow.webp?size=large) #### Gigglzngreenz님이 2024-03-04에 답변했습니다. Your rattlesnake looks almost identical to mine!! Don’t you love it?! #### Amie206님이 2024-03-04에 답변했습니다. I DO!!! 😍 #### Leafmealone님이 2024-03-04에 답변했습니다. 🤤so beautiful! ### Leafmealone님이 2024-03-04에 댓글을 남겼어요. I’m in the same boat and struggling. I will try this advice too. I’ve had my rattlesnake for a year or so and it just declined in health and I can’t figure it out. I never see any insects but I will treat with fungicide and neem also. Good luck to you ### Gigglzngreenz님이 2024-03-05에 댓글을 남겼어요. Amie206 is right about the Terracotta pot. You probably should switch to a plastic pot set down into a cache pot. Or a glazed ceramic pot with drainage so it doesn’t dry out so fast. --- _Planta 커뮤니티 (https://getplanta.com). 누구나 읽을 수 있습니다. 게시물을 올리고, 댓글을 달고, 좋아요를 누르려면 Planta 앱을 다운로드하세요: https://getplanta.com/download_