Calathea
Hello! I've been wanting a Calathea for a while (they're so pretty!!), but I've heard that they're difficult to care for. What makes them so difficult & what's their basic care?
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Honestly, they aren’t as hard as people say as long as you follow 3 rules: rule of water, rule of placement, and rule of soils. Yes, I did just make these up, but they are the three main things. For water, anything BUT tap is fine. Rainwater, distilled, filtered, spring, softened. They hate chlorine mostly. Keep them away from windows that are often open so they don’t attract pests. They don’t seem to be very picky about light but generally pick bright indirect. If it gets a short amount of direct light, it probably will be fine. The soil needs to be very well draining and remove any root plugs if possible to help with growth. Use something to reduce transplant shock. Good luck!
I am a brand new plant parent and bought my pinstripe calathea as my first plant. He sits at my desk under a grow light. It has been pretty good so far. Dry office air was a problem but I got a small desk humidifier and a tray of rocks and water for him to rest on. He's been pretty happy now but it was a journey and he has has helped me learn quite a bit about plants simply with trial, error and google.
@ThisCalatheaCan @TenderBeebalm @RealSimpleMama Thank you all! The water won't be an issue since I have lots of distilled water because of my carnivorous plants (yayyy). Luckily, humidity won't be too much of an issue since I live in the humid state of Florida. Thank you all so much again, I really appreciate the advice. Thanks to your inquiries, I'm less 'scared' to try and care for one.
I heard so too, and also heard some are more dramatick than others. So far the supposedly most dramatic ones are the most easy for me 😂
But as the others says the main thing about calatheas is that they are tropical plants, and recreating their environment inside our homes isn't always that easy 🙈 Humidity, especially in wintertime, is one of the keypoints. But also that that they are pest magnets and prone to rootrot. So you have to get the water right because they don't like to dry out either.
BUT, when you first have figured it out with your plant, the care is pretty easy to maintain, and really rewarding 🤗 (though it might take some time to figure out🙈) Patience! Luckily they are also survivorplants and often comes back even if almost dead as long as the roots are fine 😂🌱
But as the others says the main thing about calatheas is that they are tropical plants, and recreating their environment inside our homes isn't always that easy 🙈 Humidity, especially in wintertime, is one of the keypoints. But also that that they are pest magnets and prone to rootrot. So you have to get the water right because they don't like to dry out either.
BUT, when you first have figured it out with your plant, the care is pretty easy to maintain, and really rewarding 🤗 (though it might take some time to figure out🙈) Patience! Luckily they are also survivorplants and often comes back even if almost dead as long as the roots are fine 😂🌱
@MockingJay Thank you for the advice! It can definetly be tricky with some plants figuring it out. Another thing, it always feels like the pests go for the prettiest plants :( . Anywho, thank you so much again for the advice 😁
@ThisCalatheaCan I was seriously thinking about tagging you yesterday and asking you this same question, so thank you @Merranda for asking first! And you for answering! I’ve been seeing so many beautiful ones, but I’m terrified of trying one yet 🤣 but your advice made me a little more confident! Thanks to you both ♥️ and all the other lovely people in this thread.
I LOVE my Rattlesnake Calathea!!! She surprises me with new shoots a couple times a week(over achiever 🥰). I keep her in the middle of my kitchen table where she loves the humidity from cooking and she gets the afternoon sun coming through the windows. She also loves to be watered often but not a lot at a time. They like moist soil but not wet. She is one of my plants that is doing the best and I love her. Now if I could figure out how to keep a dang spider plant alive 🤦🏼♀️🤦🏼♀️.
My Calathea Medallion (they’re gorgeous, search them😍) likes low light and humidity it seems. Calatheas are very active, they move a lot. It’s part of their nature. And although the droopy look is a sign that something might be slightly off, they also droop or rise to the sun. Which they don’t need much of at all. I usually sit her by my humidifier and keep an eye and then move her further away when I feel she’s spent enough time by the humidifier
I think it’s because they prefer higher humidity. They can also tolerate lower light situations but not dark.