Calathea 'White Fusion'
3.4 out of 5 (24 experiences)
Browns easily
Pest magnet
About Calathea 'White Fusion'
Many of the houseplants we used to know as Calatheas now belong to the genus Goeppertia (say that three times fast). These plants have delightfully patterned leaves that come in all sorts of colors and shapes! Commonly known as prayer plants, the leaves of some species fold up at night through a process called nyctinasty meaning night movement! š“
Taxonomy
Goeppertia 'White Fusion'
Goeppertia
Marantaceae
Zingiberales
How to care for Calathea 'White Fusion'
How often to water your Calathea 'White Fusion'
every 9
Calathea 'White Fusion' needs 0.5 cups of water every 9 when it doesnāt get direct sunlight and is potted in a 5" pot.
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Water 0.5 cups every
9
Finding light for Calathea 'White Fusion' in your home
a window
Calathea 'White Fusion' may have difficulty thriving, and will drop leaves š, without ample sunlight.
Place it less than 3 feet from a south-facing window to maximize the potential for growth.
Select your region to see how the current weather in your area affects the placement of Calathea 'White Fusion' in your home š”.
How to fertilize Calathea 'White Fusion'
Most potting soils come with ample nutrients which plants use to produce new growth.
By the time your plant has depleted the nutrients in its soil itās likely grown enough to need a larger pot anyway.
To replenish this plant's nutrients, repot your Calathea 'White Fusion' after it doubles in size or once a yearāwhichever comes first.
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CJ anyone tell me why my leaves re browning, not a lot just a little. Thank you!
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What are these browning edges? Do I need to cut them off?
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Second day in the new home and leaves are browning and curling š„ŗ Whatās going on? Is this just part transition to being in a new home or do I need to take action?
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Calathea leaves browning? My lovely white fusion calathea started losing all the green color, it just faded from the very vibrant way it started, and then leaves started yellowing/browning. I thought it might be getting sunburned so I moved it farther but that didnāt help. On the other hand thereās a new leaf that just popped up so itās not totally dead. I know calatheas are a whole thing but I have quite a few and generally do very well with them. Thoughts?
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Leaves are getting discolored and the stem is falling off. Can you please help to fix?
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Crunchy Calathea White Fusion My calathea is looking rough. She came discounted as she had some slight cold burn from being shipped during the colder months, but now sheās even worse. I water whenever her leaves start to droop, to not overwater, but alllll of them are crunchy. I actually thought she was dead but there is new green growth poking up. What should I do?
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Doesnāt look healthy I recently purchased her and she was beautiful. I placed under a grow light but not too close. A few weeks later some of her leaves died off and now sheās not loookg healthy. Can someone tell me what Iām doing wrong?
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New to me! I just got her and Iām so nervous I am going to mess up. I have her about 6 feet away from the window and I bought a humidifier for her. Any tips to make sure she stays happy?
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Helps guys :( why is she dying !
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My Calathea is almost completely dead. What am I doing wrong? I've only had for a few months. It sits right next to a window.
Care Summary for Calathea 'White Fusion'
Calathea 'White Fusion'
Greg recommends:
Water
0.5 cups every 9 days
Placement
< 3ft from a window
Nutrients
Repot after 2x growth
Based on the 4ā pot your plant is in, and that it doesnāt get direct sunlight.
What other plant parents say
Browns easily 19
Pest magnet 7
Survivor 7
Large, lush leaves 4
Fast grower 4
03/05/2022
Itās a diva, at least for me. I canāt not make it happy
Browns easily
01/16/2022
This is a picky diva plant.
Browns easily
12/21/2021
Truly the impossible spoiled brat of the already bratty calathea family. Make sure you have a humidity dome or cabinet ready to go or sheāll stomp on your heart and laugh in your face as she lets spider mites drag her to the underworld
Browns easily
Pest magnet
11/06/2021
Propagation of this plant is prohibited by law. Just thought I'd post this since Greg might not say.
10/28/2021
THIS WOMAN IS SO DRAMATIC. I donāt water it for two days and itās like āI want to dieā. Frustrating. But I think if you have a good source of humidity it might like you.
Browns easily
09/10/2021
Huge diva she used to look so lush but started crisping and dying because of a spider mite infestation and low humidity. I used a pebble tray to increase the humidity around it and used dish soap and water to kill the mites and shes looking a bit better now - do your research when you get this plant because i didnāt until she started dying
Survivor
Pest magnet
Browns easily
08/27/2021
This plant is a bit of a diva but if you donāt overwater it and give it lots of humidity it will thrive!
Survivor
Browns easily
Fast grower
Large, lush leaves
08/26/2021
DRAMA QUEEN! But so pretty. So we relate to each other.
Browns easily
07/19/2021
Very pickyā¦ does best with distilled water, indirect light and high humidity
Fast grower
Browns easily
06/02/2021
This is my second high maintenance beauty. I thought we were in the clear when I almost lost her to spider mites.
Perhaps cousins of the mites that killed my first plant.
I love this plant because it was my first and I've had to learn so much because of how high maintenance it is.
She and now her twin made me a plant mom.
Survivor
Pest magnet
Browns easily
05/27/2021
requires high humidity but is gorgeous if you can do it !
Browns easily
05/21/2021
Gf got this for me as a gift from Hurts Gardens and it was in TERRIBLE shape when it got to us. I would not recommend purchasing from Hurts because the calathea was āHurts when it got hereā as my girlfriend jokingly said. The plant however has bounced back and is doing well. Water with filtered only. Love the beautiful foliage.
Large, lush leaves
05/20/2021
I have mixed feeling about this beautiful diva plant. Itās so gorgeous when itās at its top shape, but as a newbie, Iām still struggling to keep/restore it to its best look. Surprisingly, it doesnāt die on me, just brown very very easy but hanging in there. So after almost half a year of frustration, itās still here. Itās been pushing out a few new shoots this spring but definitely not back to how it was.
Survivor
Browns easily
05/14/2021
This plant really stresses me out š
Browns easily
05/07/2021
Iām a glutton for punishment and against everyoneās advice I got a White Fusion. It shriveled up and become crispy just as everyone had said she would. I tried humidifiers, my plastic indoor greenhouse.. and she wasnāt having it. Finally i placed her under a glass cloche and she slowly grew all new leaves and is thriving. She will never be leaving the cloche. If you get one of these get a class cloche or put it in a terrarium.
03/14/2021
They like to be misted regularly and this makes them really happy and grow a lot! I love the white watercolor look on the leaves. Gets crispy leaves easily.
Fast grower
Browns easily
03/12/2021
Hard to keep looking nice. Sheās very dramatic but so worth it
Browns easily
Large, lush leaves
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