calathea
Also known as
prayer plant
Taxonomy
Calathea orbifloria
Calathea
Marantaceae
Zingiberales
How to care for calathea
How often to water your calathea
calathea needs 0.5 cups of water every 9 when it doesn’t get direct sunlight and is potted in a 5" pot.
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Water 0.5 cups every
9
Finding light for calathea in your home
calathea may have difficulty thriving, and will drop leaves 🍃, without ample sunlight.
Place it less than 3 feet from a south-facing window to maximize the potential for growth.
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How to fertilize calathea
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 it’s likely grown enough to need a larger pot anyway.
To replenish this plant's nutrients, repot your calathea after it doubles in size or once a year—whichever comes first.
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I love how these leaves look!! Not as flashy as some other Calathea species but there’s just something so captivating to me…def in my top 3 favorite species of Calathea!! #HappyPlants #PlantsMakePeopleHappy #PlantAddict #SucculentLove #PlantTherapy #PlantCorner #CalatheaCrew #Calathea #CalatheaOrbifolia #GregGang #GreggersSupportingGreggers #Greggers #GregCommunity
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Dying leaves I have had this plant for close to two years now, I believe it is a calathea amagris (please correct me if not). For the past 6 months, its leaves have been either browning or curling up and turning crispy. For a long time I kept her in indirect sunlight at the window. Moved her recently to about 3 feet away from it. But the leaves continue to curl up and brown. I have lost almost all of the original leaves and only the new growth (the one that showed up after this year's fertilization) remains. Can someone tell me what is wrong? #calathea #leafproblems #help
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Such a pretty gal. 🥰 Victoria is a show-stopper with her large pink and daaaark, almost black, leaves. #happyplants #plantsmakepeoplehappy #plantaddict #calathea #planttherapy #calatheadottie #theamigos #jesssjungle
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I tried saving this #Calathea I rehomed but the root rot was so bad this was the only way. I’m hoping new roots will form via propagation.
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It's been a week since I repotted her and her leaves keep curling up and then starting to dry out from the tip. What am I doing wrong 😭 #calathea #repotting
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It's been a week since I repotted her and her leaves keep curling up and then starting to dry out from the tip. What am I doing wrong 😭 #calathea #repotting
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Calathea/Maranta/Prayer Plant/Ctenanthe Love Post. ✨ I have 5 of these babies and they never cease to impress me. A Calathea Dottie, Red & Green Prayer Plants, a Cathedral Window, and a Never Never Ctenanthe. How striking their leaf patterning is, their colors, how they MOVE and close up at night. (Pic of my Cathedral Windows in the comments while she's closed-she moves the most out of everyone.) I also love how their new leaves are all rolled up when they emerge. They are just fascinating plants and among my very favorites! I actually have two more not pictured: a Calathea Beauty Star who is in water, and my Rattlesnake Calathea, but they're in different rooms so no recent pics. If I remember I'll snap photos of them too and put them in the comments! Now let me see YOURS!!! 😄 #calatheacrew #happyplants #calathea #ctenanthe #neverneverctenanthe #prayerplant #maranta #plantsmakepeoplehappy #plantaddict #greggang #theamigos #jesssjungle #plantmafia #plantlove #calatheadottie #cathedralwindows
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Just brought this new rattlesnake plant. The front leaves and one at the back have curled in on themselves. Should I be worried and is there a reason behind this? 🥹🌱 #Calathea
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I've had this Rattlesnake plant since January and it's not happy...it had been over watered and then underwatered, now all of the leaves have browned and curled up, there are a couple of new shoots but I'm at a loss what to do #Calathea
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It's been a week since I repotted her and her leaves keep curling up and then starting to dry out from the tip. What am I doing wrong 😭 #calathea #repotting
Care Summary for calathea
calathea
Greg recommends:
0.5 cups every 9 days
< 3ft from a window
Repot after 2x growth
Based on the 4” pot your plant is in, and that it doesn’t get direct sunlight.