I actually do try to keep the soil wet, more moist. I found that when you notice your plant isn't that dynamic in its 'praying' at night, he needs water :) I tried to follow that and he's much more up now and a lot less browning of edges! (i have a big medaillon btw)
I've started to take my calatheas to bathroom whenever I take a shower. I noticed that the warmth and high humidity speeds up the new leaf curls opening and the overall look of the plant has improved quite a bit.
I think it's how much effort you want to put in, I have a forgetful mind and a lot of plants. If I knew how much effort this one takes I wouldn't have got one.
“If you’re a beginner, I suggest you don’t get a Calathea”. Laughs at the poor Calathea I brought home last week as one of my first houseplants. It’s still alive so far..
Lol omg same here. Tonight i came to youtube to see why the leaves are standing straight in a bunch and now i know its meant to do that cant wait to see it in the morning.
I honestly had thriving calathea until i watched videos to report them and stuff and i killed them all and haven't had luck since. The calathea gods perhaps thought i was being too greedy
Bought a few Calatheas by accident because they’re so beautiful. Now I got a humidifier and grow light. Now that I have a humidifier and grow lights, I can get more plants. But then I have to buy more pots,... It’s a crazy rat race and I love it🙈
I bought a zebrina a few weeks ago. Drove me nuts! "I'm too hot" Moved it to the coolest spot in the house. "I'm too wet" Repotted to all new soil, watered slightly. "I'm too dry" "Shut up and go play outside" So now it's planted in the garden with my other happy tropical plants. It's still complaining but at least it's not sitting on my dining table putting me off my food.
@@geminiots2121 It died in the end. I have another now, it's doing a little better but I still haven't got the hang of it really. Some plants are worse than kids. 😅
In the beginning of my plant journey my boyfriend got me a calathea as a present. At that point I did not even know what it was called and there were no care instructions but I kept her in a quite low light room but after moving her to a medium light room a few monthes ago she just keeps and keeps on getting new leafs. Had her for a little over a year now and she only has two brown tips. Let's pray she keeps on being happy
'As a beginner i wouldn't recommend this to be your first plant' Me: well... crap! currently looking at my zebrina as i watch this video asking her what she wants.
I have a zebrina and am here bc I noticed her leaves curling today. She needed more moisture, now that it is super cold and blizzardy and the heat is blaring in the apartment!
Wow, I had no idea. I kept thinking I was a bad plant mother but I was just ignorant. Now that I am educated, I hope I can bring my prayer plant back to her former beauty.
I love the challenge that these extremely fussy plants present you. It's like I'm on a personal mission now to succeed with these plants. I have around 12 now, most are thriving but frustratingly I still have issues with the odd one. My plant room is kept around 20°C, humidity is between 60-70%. My plant room is north facing, which is a must in summer. I never use tap water and I mist very regularly. Also, you need to constantly check for pests, spider mites in particular. All that and I finally think I'm beginning to master these plants. They really are a challenge, but soooo beautiful when you get it right.
I bought a Calathea last summer, put it on the edge of my desk, done. I'm watering it when the soil is getting dry (and I have to admit it has been dry for days sometimes), it gets liquid fertiliser when all the other plants get it too. That's all. Depending on the season it gets sun or it doesn't get any, the humidity is whatever it is, it's still in it's original container, never misted it. It's doing splendidly, not a brown spot in sight, producing leaves like crazy, actually starting to flower now. I had no idea these are supposed to be difficult plants until I stumbled across some articles and this video.
You know, I might have murdered mine too. Finally I started to do some research, found this vid, might be too late to save though :-( I'm a beginner so maybe this was too finicky a plant for me. My Pilea on the other hand could not be happier, it's going nuts with constant new growth. Live and learn!
I bought another new Calathea plant.And same thing happens.The leaves turn yellowish.It's dying.It made me sad and mad.What is wrong with this plant?A very difficult plant.I give up.Will not buy this plant anymore.
I bought one calathea about 4 months ago and it was doing so well I thought it is the EASIEST plant to take care of so I very recently bought 6 more and now your video got me worried!
Thank you so much for your help. I added rocks and water to the plastic tray under the pot, and the leaves UNCURLED over night. I will also start using distilled water from now on. Sheeeeesh! So much work! Who do you think you are, plant? The queen of the jungle ????
Love your beautiful plants! And here is something I’d like to say. Humidifiers are good for plants. Many people have the misunderstanding that plants who love humidity equals to plants who love water. Watering too frequently will cause root rot, actually most of the brown edges and brown tips are caused by too much water, because those are the places where water finally stays. And people should pay attention to those brown spots which appear in the center of leaves, those are fugal diseases. If that happens, stop any watering, misting or humidifying things, cut off those infected leaves and get your plants a fungicide spay.
I just purchased a struggling overwatered medallion from Lowe’s yet. I removed the thick wet soil then added to cactus soil and watered with only 6oz with distilled. Should I just let it be or should I set it outside to really dry out? (I’m in Vegas. Oh and I have a humidifier going) Ugh. Help...
I have six varieties and all of them kind to me even though I m a beginner. I kiss them daily n talk to them and thank them. My house is perfect place with abundance of light... ❤️ I feel they love me back by showing growing well.
I have had three of them for two weeks so far. I am a beginner and I was scared but they seem to be thriving so far. I don't know why it seems that everyone else is having trouble.
A calathea ornata was actually my very first plant purchase! I’ve never had any problems so far (knock on wood) so I’m glad it’s thriving so well for me
I was a lost beginner a month ago and my calathea is doing absolutly well!! The biggest thing i did were 1. north facing window 2. spray 1-2x a day with destilled water (twice if room humidity is low, i already have a humidity level and thermomether in my room) 3. destilled water only!! tap water would be fine, if it werent for lime in the water, which is rather common in germany and too high for plants in my house Easy!
A couple of hour of humidifier once or twice a week is far from enough. You need to turn that thing on daily. No wonder you're getting brown edges. Tropical environments are constantly humid - that's what you need to emulate. 🌾
Pietro Romani That‘s what I thought, too. Also, misting does not do the trick. In order to change the humidity, you would need to mist every ten minutes. Once or twice a week does nothing for the humidity.
My mom always told me that I won’t be able to care of plants, then I bought my first one... the Orbifolia 😶 But she’s livingggggg!! I feel like such a good mom!! She’s difficult tho
Cool to see there are other people love plants I don't have lots of friends but since I've lived on my own was like I was the only one I knew that my partner I was raised in flower shop and my momma always loved plants flowers so I get it from her but her nature so cool..
My Calathea ( red prayer) , Chauncey , started to brown. I quickly removed him from the kitchen ( where all the pothos hangs out and one peperomia Ginny ) and placed him in the sitting room with another Calathea ( pinstripe) , Lucretia, by another window but it’s pretty shaded with sheer drapes. Hopefully they will keep each other company and don’t die on me. I’m glad I subscribed because now I know to water them as well as my Ficus, Dorinda, with filtered water. Jeez..
"Why are you so fussy" is the perfect title for these plants. I bought bottled water just for him. He gets sprayed and recently moved to the room with the humidifier. He's so needy.... ooh I didn't know he was medium light. I'll move him away from the window. Thanks for the video
My calatheas love bright indirect light from a southfacing window! I originally had them about 6 feet back, but they weren't doing well. A week after moving them closer, new growth popped up. Once I understood the light situation and the kept the Humidity 60-70%, I haven't had any issues. Also, fellow Torontonian over here :)
I found the same: water quality is important (and no direct light). Quickest & cheapest solution: buying a water conditioner. You use a few drops per litre water so my bottle will last me a few years! Bought it at a pet shop because it's usually used for aquarium water. Makes sense: if it's good for fussy goldfish, it's good for fussy plants. Now never use tap water without adding a few drops, and made the biggest difference to my plants' health!
I have a humidifier for mine, in a south facing window and ONLY water her with distilled water. She is thriving beautifully and putting out new growth on a regular basis! I also occasionally loosen up her soil by fluffing with a fork like rice.
I chose a Calathea Zebrina for my first ever plant not knowing they were fussy 😳 I had no idea they hated bright indirect light. The leave was browning when I place them close to the window. Nowadays I put them in the corner of the room and they’re absolutely THRIVING. Been pushing out more leaves than ever! :o (I also put them in water but they’re so happy!)
I keep my calatheas around the ferns and they are pretty happy hanging out there. They're in the back of a west facing room with 2 humidifiers going 24/7 for the ferns and they're the ones that grow the best for me.
Glad I didn’t know these are tricky! I bought my mum a big one before lockdown because I couldn’t take her any more flowers. It’s doing great on the neglect of the few carers she feels she can ask to water it for her, and then it’s by the spoonful at a time, every Monday (so she remembers to ask) it s a Sabrina I think I’ve said. Probably got that wrong. His third one. It’s away from the window, check, not humid though. She even has an ac unit! Previously it’s thrived with underfloor heating in the room (it’s on a table thought). The begonias I bought died, but the calathea is doing great. Seems like she’s got the only robust calathea out there!
I feel like mine hates sunlight. Even indirect sunlight will make them hang. Doesn't seem to care much for fresh air either when I open the windows. Well, I'm managing at least. There's been almost no browning so far at least (I think just a little bit on one leaf). It's fussy, but I feel like I'm getting a handle on it. Also bought a tool to measure the moisture level of the soil since my fingers just weren't cutting it, a filter for water (probably not necessary where I live though) and a plant spray thingy to wet the leaves once or twice a day. Also there's no need to use a humidifier. Especially not near the plants. Unless you live in a place with really dry air. But if you have normal air, that kind of level of humidity is enough for them. Consistency is better than constant change.
I was just at Home Depot and they were unboxing some perfect looking Calathea Sanderiana's and because this little temptress of a plant looked so perfect I gave in and bought it. I have a house full of plants but never have taken on one of these after researching them out before in the past cause Calathea's kinda lure you in with their good looks only to discover they are like a plant that likes a lot of drama in your relationship lol. I've seen a lot of plant heart break in owning these but I like experimenting and trying new things so I'll take all the tips I can get. :)
I have 5 different calatheas I've collected over the past 3 years. I have a maranta prayer plant that is trailing down like a pathos, and I need to repot it. So far I have been successful, but this winter the leaf tips on my rattle snake calathea are turning brown on three of the leaves. I water from the bottom to the top with a big bowl where I let them soak. It seems they are more thoroughly watered and really happy with it.
I have a few prayer plants and they do super well with me (same as fittonias), for the same reason for which one of my aloe plants rotted: I love watering my plants. I have no brown edges and I even managed to rescue one half-dead caleatha from my local supermarket (they scorched it by sun, baaaaad plant people!). I think the trick with them is to always have the soil moist. I use similar potting mix to what you specified (with only difference I don't do perlite but I do peat instead) and I don't let them dry to any more than say 60% dry ever. I also have no humidifier but the humidity in my house (I live in the UK) is never less than 50% and often even about 70%. So yeah, hope this helps. Love your chanel! And I send loads of love to all of your plants from a crazy plant and cat lady;).
**if you are a beginner I would suggest you not get a calathea** Yea.. wish I would have done my research. I found a warscewiczii at a discount (it had a broken leaf) and I fell in love. But as soon as it entered my house, it started drooping, now it has worms.. I think I’m either going to kill it or propagate the shit out of it. Is my way it the high way!
When mine arrived in the post they were bone dry, are you sure they need to be kept wet all the time? As a professional producer would know what to do I hope.
We have a clump full of big leafed calatheas in a pot outdoors where it's shaded in the morning and receives direct hot sunlight in the afternoon and I guess I could say it's thriving! Their leaves curl up when exposed to direct sunlight but return to normal once the afternoon cools down. I live in the Philippines and I guess it works out since they're tropical plants lol They've been there outside with other calatheas tho some are always shaded, the one exposed to the sun still thrives and putting out lots of new leaves. It's green velvety leaves are fun to look at and nice to touch sometimes.
I have had my prayer plant for 35 years, leaves do die off from time to time, I have moved several times and low light areas seems to stop the growth, high light areas too much sun will wilt, I keep mine about 6 feet from the window, I have never misted this plant but I will try this to see if that would help with growth.
My calathea was doing so well for a few months but suddenly started to curl it’s leaves! Thankfully your video helped me realize that I moved it into an area with too much light & was using unfiltered water. Thank youuu
Great, love your info!!! I just inherited a bunch of prayer plants, and Hoyas, succulents more ferns then I can name,4 diff types of bleeding hearts,Chinese lanterns , call them what you will, none of the plants have died, if anything my mistreating them, they seem to enjoy.I would never have said I have a green thumb, my sister is jealous as weekly I am propagating, I got bored and decided I would graft a red Hoya onto a white one, it worked no prob, so just added a yellow and orange,and hope it works. Thanks for your invaluable information, you’re a great mentor!! 🙃🙏🏼From Australia
I keep mine in my bathroom, about 10 feet from a southwestern window. I keep them out of direct sun, and mist them daily. I think they are ok, I don’t notice any browning. Crossing my fingers! I do the leaving tap water overnight trick. We will see if I can keep them alive! They are beautiful.
I almost killed my prayer plant by using tap water. I had to cut it down and repotted it then switched to filtered water and bought a humidifier. It's thriving now :)
I use a Zero Filter for my plants. I know it seems kinda extra but why not? It gets the tap water down to 0 TDS which is what distilled water is. And honestly the filters aren’t even as expensive as you would think
Wow! This was very helpful. Thank you very much!!! I have a few calatheas that are my favourite - and I was having issues with brown edges on the leaves. I was putting them in my washroom while I showered for humidity - but that wasn't filtered water. Very informative - thanks again!
Thank you for your video. I did not research this plant very well before purchasing it. I got excited when I saw it because it’s a beautiful plant that is non-toxic to cats!! Fingers crossed.
I've had my calathea ornata for about a month (one of my first houseplants), and it has been doing awesome and growing a new leaf. And two weeks ago I got another calathea that I haven't IDed (because it did not come with a tag). Both doing great and have them hanging out in a corner of my dresser with begonia maculata (and they all thrive).
Just got my first Calathea! Impulse buy at a little plant shop (after some research, of course). I have a humidifier, and my new humidity meter is saying upwards of 70% relative humidity in my bedroom (IDK if it is broken, might buy a different one to see). Planning on keeping my Ornata on my bedside table- about 10 feet from my Southeast window. Gets good ambient light during the day... Keeping my fingers crossed that she doesn't crisp up on me!
Thank you for the tips on Calatheas. I need to move mine back then for sure. I’ve got them in a west window with a shear curtain. I will be moving them tomorrow.
This is a bit of a late comment but fluoride does not evaporate from letting water sit for some time. It's a soluble metal salt that becomes more concentrated if you boil or let the water evaporate. Even some well or spring water may naturally contain fluoride. So the cheapest solution would be gathering rainwater (if you are lucky enough to live where the air quality is good).
I keep mine in the kitchen so I hope it helps with the humidity, give them water which has come from my fish tank after a water change and keep them near a south-facing window. Keep them on top of pebbles inside the pot and spray them with water everyday in the morning.Wish me luck.
Great video! I put basically all of my house plants outside for the summer. I give my Calathea‘s some amount of morning sun & compost. I also like to pot them up in larger containers generally to keep the soil moisture more even.
I consider myself a beginner with green fingers. 2nd summer trying my hands at gardening. Currently own almost 80 plants half indoors half outdoors. Most are doing well, a few doing ok. I own 3 calatheas. All doing well no brown tips etc. My tip is, group your tropical plants together and they keep the humidity up. I've got a table with 10 plants on it and they seem to like being grouped. I supplement them with humidifier on drier days though rarely. I water them with store bought water. Use a moisture metre to determine when they need watering. They're near my north west facing window. My only gripe is, 2 of them don't open and close quiet as drastically?
Do you have any practical tips for keeping my calathea warm during the winter? I usually have 15-16C in my room during winter, lets not go into detail why. I"m trying to keep it near my pc. since that will be where all the warmth will come from during winter and its already dropping below 20C here. Though i seem to notice that the leaves near the fan start drooping quite a bit already... Any advise for a novice?
I did not realized so many people had problems with the calatheas. My rattle snake plant had been doing so well and my prayer plant on a rare occasion will get one brown leaf. I must have the calathea touch ;)
Liz R. Lucky you. You must have that touch. They are so tricky for most people. I love calatheas and want to get more but until I can get these guys thriving with no brown leaves I will not be adding more to the family. 😆
Crazy Plant Guy That is totally understandable not getting new additions untill you know there ways. That is how I am with begonias I love the way they look but I find them very fussy.
I have 4 calatheas now. Such beautiful plants but I’ve watched my rattlesnake one almost dwindle away to nothing. I’m so upset as it was a beautiful lush plant when I bought it. Now it’s two browning leaves. I’ve moved it off my desk and it’s now on a plant stand next to me bed. I’m spraying it often and making sure it doesn’t dry out. Hopefully it will bounce back.
I shower with my calathea Dottie 😂 whenever I take a shower I take my calathea and my monstera deliciosa in the bathroom with me and put them on the bathroom counter, keep the door and window closed while I’m showering, and once I’m done, I fill up the sink with hot/warm water, and only open the door briefly while leaving, and leave the plants in there. It keeps the humidity high for a good few hours! I’m trying to stop my calathea leaves from curling and make my monstera grow faster, so I think it helps. Kind of like a free humidifier!
I know everyone says they don’t want a lot of light but Im not sure I believe that. My Calatheas get bright light and they are thriving. They all put out 2-3 leaves a week.
@Leah Love some of my kids "didn't read the book" either about how to behave. My Maranta Red hated being with the other kids in the bathroom. So, I moved him out and into "gen pop" with the non prayer kids. He is absolutely loving it and doing much better.
Your Calatheas are beautiful but that pilea peperomiodes is gorgeous!!! Mine doesn’t look that big. Maybe I have a dwarf one. Love your videos and thanks for sharing.
Preach!!! So fussy! But so beautiful! I have one that I have had for four years, he is a division of my mother in law's plant that she got when she was 18. He is so bad! Once he died off completely and came back happier than ever. Now he looks sad and crinkly (needed a repot) so am awaiting his return to former glory again 😂😂
Even though I was well aware of the potential fussiness of calatheas, I was stubborn and still bought one as my very first houseplant. At the time, I thought I did my homework on calathea care, which was pretty much everything you mentioned in this video, except for one major thing: water. Within a week of bringing it home, I repotted my calathea and fed it garden hose water(!)... Worst. Decisions. Ever. I probably fussed with the roots too much when repotting, too. I later read somewhere that calatheas sometimes like a tighter fit in their pot, so I probably should've done without repotting it this year. All the new growth stopped growing (waaaaah!), and got some major browning on the leaves. Some of the new leaves that unfurled over the first few weeks were half-crispy. Some of the older leaves died altogether. :( I think he's finally stabilizing now. I'm still learning what "evenly moist" looks/feels like, but I'm following pretty much the same tip you mentioned. I also have pebbles inside the bottom of the pot below the soil to help with drainage. My humidifier is more so an oil diffuser, so it doesn't create huidity as strong as yours, but I'm thinking it still gets the job done. I have a digital clock with a hygrometer on the same dresser my plants are on, and try to keep the humidity around around the upper 50s. Though half-crispy, I think the new growth is starting to grow again. Still scared for what may happen this winter, to be honest. haha Thanks for the vid, Christian!
FTSkthxdie No thank you for sharing your experience. This is great info for everyone. I usually have a rule that when I bring home a new plant inn we repot them right away. I usually wait a few weeks at least so they can get use to the environment and I typically will move them up one pot size only, as most plants like to be fit and snug in their pot. Glad to hear yours has stabilized and hope it thrives well. Good luck. 💚😊🌿
This is super useful. I think I made my plant too "moist" haha. I don't know what the correct level is for this plant.. trying to dry out the soil now because of fungi growth but it's proving to be a pain in the butt. Got my Calathea in November and only started really doing plant care since February so this season has been really rough on all my plants 🙃
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Do you have any other care tips for Calathea? Please share with the community. 💚
I actually do try to keep the soil wet, more moist. I found that when you notice your plant isn't that dynamic in its 'praying' at night, he needs water :) I tried to follow that and he's much more up now and a lot less browning of edges! (i have a big medaillon btw)
Stan Steegmans Cool. I didn’t know that was a reason why they aren’t dynamic at times. 😊 Thanks for sharing. 🌿💚
I use tealight holders I got from the dollar store filled with filtered water & sit them around my calatheas to increase humidity
@@jayelynne2374 That's a great idea, thank you!
I've started to take my calatheas to bathroom whenever I take a shower. I noticed that the warmth and high humidity speeds up the new leaf curls opening and the overall look of the plant has improved quite a bit.
-Crazy plant guy: if you’re a beginner don’t get a prayer plant
-Me as a beginner and just bought 5 prayer plants :👁 👄 👁
Sameeee
Lol! 😂😂😂
I think it's how much effort you want to put in, I have a forgetful mind and a lot of plants.
If I knew how much effort this one takes I wouldn't have got one.
Waiting for an update👀
Omg haha same!
Don't test an Orbifolia by shaking it around like that. It'll die just to prove a point.
😁😂 it probably would too!
😂
Truth😔😔😔.😄😄😄
Lol
Betsy Begonia 😂😂😂😂
They probably are called “prayer plants” because you keep praying that they DON’T DIE!!!!!
Bwahaha best comment ever! 😂
Lmao
Hahaha! Oh sure! You are right.
Haha I couldnt agree more
🎯 Exactly! I've resorted to bruja measures and mine is still tryin' to die. 😆
“If you’re a beginner, I suggest you don’t get a Calathea”.
Laughs at the poor Calathea I brought home last week as one of my first houseplants. It’s still alive so far..
Lol omg same here. Tonight i came to youtube to see why the leaves are standing straight in a bunch and now i know its meant to do that cant wait to see it in the morning.
Lmao samee. I got two calathea’s a huge one and a smaller one because my dad grows them.
How often are you watering? I’m new to this and I’m not sure how dry the soil should be when watering😭
I bought a pinstripe calathea as my first and nearly a year later it's still surviving (just) 🙃🙃 poor thing is struggling loool
I honestly had thriving calathea until i watched videos to report them and stuff and i killed them all and haven't had luck since. The calathea gods perhaps thought i was being too greedy
Bought a few Calatheas by accident because they’re so beautiful.
Now I got a humidifier and grow light.
Now that I have a humidifier and grow lights, I can get more plants.
But then I have to buy more pots,...
It’s a crazy rat race and I love it🙈
It's a vicious cycle!
Bought them by mistake 😂😂
I bought a zebrina a few weeks ago. Drove me nuts!
"I'm too hot"
Moved it to the coolest spot in the house.
"I'm too wet"
Repotted to all new soil, watered slightly.
"I'm too dry"
"Shut up and go play outside"
So now it's planted in the garden with my other happy tropical plants. It's still complaining but at least it's not sitting on my dining table putting me off my food.
same constant trouble i have with zebrina. now it is on the bund of my lotus pond.
@@rakshithambaiah8562 Mine is dead. I don't have a lotus pond. Sounds nice.
OMG, your post had me dying! It's like talking to a kid! Plants arw so finicky!
@@geminiots2121 It died in the end. I have another now, it's doing a little better but I still haven't got the hang of it really. Some plants are worse than kids. 😅
Hahaha.Oh yeah! Its giving you so much stress.
Verbally abusing Calathea helps them grow
The.Salty.Sarlacc I had a picture of Cermet in my head when I read this and then I noticed your profile picture 😅🤣
The.Salty.Sarlacc it builds character
Brb imma go scream at my calathea
c e r m e t
will an chiken help my calathea grow?
In the beginning of my plant journey my boyfriend got me a calathea as a present. At that point I did not even know what it was called and there were no care instructions but I kept her in a quite low light room but after moving her to a medium light room a few monthes ago she just keeps and keeps on getting new leafs. Had her for a little over a year now and she only has two brown tips. Let's pray she keeps on being happy
Update:
The Calathea died
My boyfriend is now my fiance
@@Lisabobisa rip to the calathea but congrats on the engagement!!
@@Lisabobisa congratulations 🙌
@@Lisabobisahahahah an update I never knew I needed 😂 congrats!
Runs to Calathea. “Are you still ok boo? ”🥺
Haha 😆
She's coping ☹️
Me toooo!
'As a beginner i wouldn't recommend this to be your first plant'
Me: well... crap!
currently looking at my zebrina as i watch this video asking her what she wants.
Same sis
Im a beginner and i bought like 12 varieties of calathea 😂😂😂 i cant resist their beautiful foliages 😭😭😭
@@miame99 Good luck with this plants 🤪
I have a zebrina and am here bc I noticed her leaves curling today. She needed more moisture, now that it is super cold and blizzardy and the heat is blaring in the apartment!
For beginner Money plant is better.Less attention and it easily grow.
Bought a flamestar.. havent killed it yet. But all these videos do not inspire hope!
Too late I was grocery shopping when I saw this beautiful plant with beautiful leaves I've never seen I fell in love
String of hearts in the back seriously triggers envy deep inside my soul - so pretty!
Sophie Du Roy oh, he’s flexing to us with thta SoH
Me toooo
*looking at my calathea across the room as I’m watching this video* “please don’t die”
Tell me how it goes?
Wow, I had no idea. I kept thinking I was a bad plant mother but I was just ignorant. Now that I am educated, I hope I can bring my prayer plant back to her former beauty.
Literally just looked at my Calathea, thought, "what do you want!!!" And found your channel.
SAAAAAAAAMEEEE
Same! I asked the same question this morning and seeing this video cracked me up. This was me.
I love the challenge that these extremely fussy plants present you. It's like I'm on a personal mission now to succeed with these plants. I have around 12 now, most are thriving but frustratingly I still have issues with the odd one.
My plant room is kept around 20°C, humidity is between 60-70%. My plant room is north facing, which is a must in summer. I never use tap water and I mist very regularly. Also, you need to constantly check for pests, spider mites in particular.
All that and I finally think I'm beginning to master these plants. They really are a challenge, but soooo beautiful when you get it right.
I bought a Calathea last summer, put it on the edge of my desk, done. I'm watering it when the soil is getting dry (and I have to admit it has been dry for days sometimes), it gets liquid fertiliser when all the other plants get it too. That's all. Depending on the season it gets sun or it doesn't get any, the humidity is whatever it is, it's still in it's original container, never misted it. It's doing splendidly, not a brown spot in sight, producing leaves like crazy, actually starting to flower now.
I had no idea these are supposed to be difficult plants until I stumbled across some articles and this video.
I have 3 calathea And I take them into the shower with me when I have a shower in the morning and I give them rainwater they seem to not get as brown
AHHHH gonna start taking mine the shower! thanks for this cute tip
Sad sad man
Christian Lee maybe you’re the sad man for commenting this
Calathea prefers bottle water, NOT tap water as tap water can also make leaves have brown tips
Mine lives in the bathroom! And we leave water in the sink and bath etc to keep the air humid :)
Your very good at explaining things
I just murdered a Calathea and this video was recommended to me... Google knows what plants I've killed...
Murderer! :P Did you pick up another one to try again?
You know, I might have murdered mine too. Finally I started to do some research, found this vid, might be too late to save though :-( I'm a beginner so maybe this was too finicky a plant for me. My Pilea on the other hand could not be happier, it's going nuts with constant new growth. Live and learn!
My plant is dying.😭The leaves tip are drying.
Google knows too much! I hate it.
I bought another new Calathea plant.And same thing happens.The leaves turn yellowish.It's dying.It made me sad and mad.What is wrong with this plant?A very difficult plant.I give up.Will not buy this plant anymore.
I bought one calathea about 4 months ago and it was doing so well I thought it is the EASIEST plant to take care of so I very recently bought 6 more and now your video got me worried!
Ilkku If they are doing well since you got them then keep doing what you’re doing 😊 they are tricky for most people. 😆
Ilkku, what kind of Calathea do you have?
They do better with other plants around them, helps with humidity. How are they after all this time by the way😁
How are they going?
how are they going
Thank you so much for your help. I added rocks and water to the plastic tray under the pot, and the leaves UNCURLED over night. I will also start using distilled water from now on. Sheeeeesh! So much work! Who do you think you are, plant? The queen of the jungle ????
Love your beautiful plants! And here is something I’d like to say. Humidifiers are good for plants. Many people have the misunderstanding that plants who love humidity equals to plants who love water. Watering too frequently will cause root rot, actually most of the brown edges and brown tips are caused by too much water, because those are the places where water finally stays. And people should pay attention to those brown spots which appear in the center of leaves, those are fugal diseases. If that happens, stop any watering, misting or humidifying things, cut off those infected leaves and get your plants a fungicide spay.
yuan tian Thank you for sharing your care tips with the community. This is good info. 💚🌿
I just purchased a struggling overwatered medallion from Lowe’s yet. I removed the thick wet soil then added to cactus soil and watered with only 6oz with distilled. Should I just let it be or should I set it outside to really dry out? (I’m in Vegas. Oh and I have a humidifier going) Ugh. Help...
I really want some of that string of hearts soooo badly
You can buy them on Ebay and Etsy just check where they're being shipped from because crossing a border isn't always allowed.
I see them in big box Shops all the time!~
There amazing I bought one thinking I would kill it but it’s gone nuts and it’s grown 2 it’s size
I have six varieties and all of them kind to me even though I m a beginner. I kiss them daily n talk to them and thank them. My house is perfect place with abundance of light... ❤️ I feel they love me back by showing growing well.
I have had three of them for two weeks so far. I am a beginner and I was scared but they seem to be thriving so far. I don't know why it seems that everyone else is having trouble.
A calathea ornata was actually my very first plant purchase! I’ve never had any problems so far (knock on wood) so I’m glad it’s thriving so well for me
I was a lost beginner a month ago and my calathea is doing absolutly well!!
The biggest thing i did were
1. north facing window
2. spray 1-2x a day with destilled water (twice if room humidity is low, i already have a humidity level and thermomether in my room)
3. destilled water only!! tap water would be fine, if it werent for lime in the water, which is rather common in germany and too high for plants in my house
Easy!
I had my beauty to close to a table lamp, brown tips. After moving further away from the lamp, solved the brown tips. Live and learn.
The pilia (I doubt I spelled it right) was saurrrr happy. I have the candy cane stripe calathea. I really struggle with her
A couple of hour of humidifier once or twice a week is far from enough. You need to turn that thing on daily. No wonder you're getting brown edges. Tropical environments are constantly humid - that's what you need to emulate. 🌾
Pietro Romani That‘s what I thought, too. Also, misting does not do the trick. In order to change the humidity, you would need to mist every ten minutes. Once or twice a week does nothing for the humidity.
Mine get 8 hrs a day & i'm finallllly seeing new growth. You're right!
I'VE BEEN IN LOVE AND HATE RELATIONSHIP WITH CALATHEA :(((((
Priscilla Huwae Haha. Exactly. Love Hate Relationship. 😆💚
Same☹️
Sameee Girl Same
I completely defoliated an ornata with a foliar feeding. You’d of thought I sprayed roundup on it. Luckily it came back from the roots.
🤣🤣🤣🤣
My mom always told me that I won’t be able to care of plants, then I bought my first one... the Orbifolia 😶 But she’s livingggggg!! I feel like such a good mom!! She’s difficult tho
Cool to see there are other people love plants I don't have lots of friends but since I've lived on my own was like I was the only one I knew that my partner I was raised in flower shop and my momma always loved plants flowers so I get it from her but her nature so cool..
My Calathea ( red prayer) , Chauncey , started to brown. I quickly removed him from the kitchen ( where all the pothos hangs out and one peperomia Ginny ) and placed him in the sitting room with another Calathea ( pinstripe) , Lucretia, by another window but it’s pretty shaded with sheer drapes. Hopefully they will keep each other company and don’t die on me. I’m glad I subscribed because now I know to water them as well as my Ficus, Dorinda, with filtered water. Jeez..
"Why are you so fussy" is the perfect title for these plants. I bought bottled water just for him. He gets sprayed and recently moved to the room with the humidifier. He's so needy.... ooh I didn't know he was medium light. I'll move him away from the window. Thanks for the video
Just got two new ones... my first one I got in 1968 ... still have it ... love it. I live near the ocean in a cool climate.
1968???? WHAT? I had no idea houseplants, esp calatheas could live that long! You give me hope that one of mine will live at least a year or two...lol
wow! which species is it?
That calathea orbifolia is beautiful. I have got to get on. I am so happy I am finding youtubers not just in Canada but in Toronto....it really helps!
My calatheas love bright indirect light from a southfacing window! I originally had them about 6 feet back, but they weren't doing well. A week after moving them closer, new growth popped up. Once I understood the light situation and the kept the Humidity 60-70%, I haven't had any issues. Also, fellow Torontonian over here :)
I found the same: water quality is important (and no direct light). Quickest & cheapest solution: buying a water conditioner. You use a few drops per litre water so my bottle will last me a few years! Bought it at a pet shop because it's usually used for aquarium water. Makes sense: if it's good for fussy goldfish, it's good for fussy plants. Now never use tap water without adding a few drops, and made the biggest difference to my plants' health!
I have a humidifier for mine, in a south facing window and ONLY water her with distilled water. She is thriving beautifully and putting out new growth on a regular basis! I also occasionally loosen up her soil by fluffing with a fork like rice.
I just got three last week, I call them my plant pets
thankyou, so helpful. I have made some immediate changes.
hey bro love your channel as im just a beginner with Calatheas and your tips have proved genius status
Wow, that's a beautiful Pilea peperomioides!
I chose a Calathea Zebrina for my first ever plant not knowing they were fussy 😳 I had no idea they hated bright indirect light. The leave was browning when I place them close to the window. Nowadays I put them in the corner of the room and they’re absolutely THRIVING. Been pushing out more leaves than ever! :o (I also put them in water but they’re so happy!)
the start of this video is literally me to my Calathea every day. Biggest Diva ever.
I keep my calatheas around the ferns and they are pretty happy hanging out there. They're in the back of a west facing room with 2 humidifiers going 24/7 for the ferns and they're the ones that grow the best for me.
Glad I didn’t know these are tricky! I bought my mum a big one before lockdown because I couldn’t take her any more flowers. It’s doing great on the neglect of the few carers she feels she can ask to water it for her, and then it’s by the spoonful at a time, every Monday (so she remembers to ask) it s a Sabrina I think I’ve said. Probably got that wrong. His third one.
It’s away from the window, check, not humid though. She even has an ac unit! Previously it’s thrived with underfloor heating in the room (it’s on a table thought). The begonias I bought died, but the calathea is doing great. Seems like she’s got the only robust calathea out there!
I feel like mine hates sunlight. Even indirect sunlight will make them hang. Doesn't seem to care much for fresh air either when I open the windows. Well, I'm managing at least. There's been almost no browning so far at least (I think just a little bit on one leaf). It's fussy, but I feel like I'm getting a handle on it. Also bought a tool to measure the moisture level of the soil since my fingers just weren't cutting it, a filter for water (probably not necessary where I live though) and a plant spray thingy to wet the leaves once or twice a day.
Also there's no need to use a humidifier. Especially not near the plants. Unless you live in a place with really dry air. But if you have normal air, that kind of level of humidity is enough for them. Consistency is better than constant change.
I was just at Home Depot and they were unboxing some perfect looking Calathea Sanderiana's and because this little temptress of a plant looked so perfect I gave in and bought it. I have a house full of plants but never have taken on one of these after researching them out before in the past cause Calathea's kinda lure you in with their good looks only to discover they are like a plant that likes a lot of drama in your relationship lol. I've seen a lot of plant heart break in owning these but I like experimenting and trying new things so I'll take all the tips I can get. :)
BLANKU2 where do you live
I have 5 different calatheas I've collected over the past 3 years. I have a maranta prayer plant that is trailing down like a pathos, and I need to repot it. So far I have been successful, but this winter the leaf tips on my rattle snake calathea are turning brown on three of the leaves. I water from the bottom to the top with a big bowl where I let them soak. It seems they are more thoroughly watered and really happy with it.
Flute Player Victoria Thanks. These are great tips. I need to try watering from the bottom. My Calatheas aren’t doing well at all this winter 😩
I have a few prayer plants and they do super well with me (same as fittonias), for the same reason for which one of my aloe plants rotted: I love watering my plants. I have no brown edges and I even managed to rescue one half-dead caleatha from my local supermarket (they scorched it by sun, baaaaad plant people!). I think the trick with them is to always have the soil moist. I use similar potting mix to what you specified (with only difference I don't do perlite but I do peat instead) and I don't let them dry to any more than say 60% dry ever. I also have no humidifier but the humidity in my house (I live in the UK) is never less than 50% and often even about 70%. So yeah, hope this helps. Love your chanel! And I send loads of love to all of your plants from a crazy plant and cat lady;).
Uh oh. I just bought one for my intro into plants. Time to do some speed research!
I found this twig in the garage, put it in water, then some dirt, and it’s a rollercoaster. Drama queen!
**if you are a beginner I would suggest you not get a calathea**
Yea.. wish I would have done my research. I found a warscewiczii at a discount (it had a broken leaf) and I fell in love. But as soon as it entered my house, it started drooping, now it has worms.. I think I’m either going to kill it or propagate the shit out of it. Is my way it the high way!
We bought a calathea as our first ever houseplant as it looked cool. Got home, searched "Calathea" on youtube.... Shit.
@@ballamoto they're a real pain in the butt, I love the but they gate me sooooo much, I'm not giving up though.
evenly moist is probably the most important. i dont let more than the top 1/2 inch of soil dry out and its doing great.
When mine arrived in the post they were bone dry, are you sure they need to be kept wet all the time? As a professional producer would know what to do I hope.
We have a clump full of big leafed calatheas in a pot outdoors where it's shaded in the morning and receives direct hot sunlight in the afternoon and I guess I could say it's thriving! Their leaves curl up when exposed to direct sunlight but return to normal once the afternoon cools down. I live in the Philippines and I guess it works out since they're tropical plants lol
They've been there outside with other calatheas tho some are always shaded, the one exposed to the sun still thrives and putting out lots of new leaves. It's green velvety leaves are fun to look at and nice to touch sometimes.
I have had my prayer plant for 35 years, leaves do die off from time to time, I have moved several times and low light areas seems to stop the growth, high light areas too much sun will wilt, I keep mine about 6 feet from the window, I have never misted this plant but I will try this to see if that would help with growth.
35 years?!? Wow! I didn't know they would love that long! That's amazing Tammy!! 😲
Dont mist it
Your intro literally sums up my day to day interactions with my Calathea's!! My husband likes to call them divas and he's not wrong. :)
Oh my god! That string of hearts!!! SCREAMING!!!!!!!!
I have around 8 of these family plants. I water them all with tap water every 7-10 days. Mist occasionally and they all are very happy plants 🍀
My calathea was doing so well for a few months but suddenly started to curl it’s leaves! Thankfully your video helped me realize that I moved it into an area with too much light & was using unfiltered water. Thank youuu
I notice my calatheas and my other plants love music. So I listen to music during the day. 😊😊😊
Great, love your info!!! I just inherited a bunch of prayer plants, and Hoyas, succulents more ferns then I can name,4 diff types of bleeding hearts,Chinese lanterns , call them what you will, none of the plants have died, if anything my mistreating them, they seem to enjoy.I would never have said I have a green thumb, my sister is jealous as weekly I am propagating, I got bored and decided I would graft a red Hoya onto a white one, it worked no prob, so just added a yellow and orange,and hope it works. Thanks for your invaluable information, you’re a great mentor!! 🙃🙏🏼From Australia
I keep mine in my bathroom, about 10 feet from a southwestern window. I keep them out of direct sun, and mist them daily. I think they are ok, I don’t notice any browning. Crossing my fingers! I do the leaving tap water overnight trick. We will see if I can keep them alive! They are beautiful.
I almost killed my prayer plant by using tap water. I had to cut it down and repotted it then switched to filtered water and bought a humidifier. It's thriving now :)
I use a Zero Filter for my plants. I know it seems kinda extra but why not? It gets the tap water down to 0 TDS which is what distilled water is. And honestly the filters aren’t even as expensive as you would think
Wow! This was very helpful. Thank you very much!!! I have a few calatheas that are my favourite - and I was having issues with brown edges on the leaves. I was putting them in my washroom while I showered for humidity - but that wasn't filtered water. Very informative - thanks again!
The shower will also helps too, these guys love humidity so whenever you can give them is good.
Thank you for your video. I did not research this plant very well before purchasing it. I got excited when I saw it because it’s a beautiful plant that is non-toxic to cats!! Fingers crossed.
Update - It died.
@@Ehfrank33noooo, I just got one with zero research
I just found you and you INSTANTLY made me smile with YOUR smile! What a lovely happy face you have. So glad I stumbled across you😍🌵🌿✌🏻
I've had my calathea ornata for about a month (one of my first houseplants), and it has been doing awesome and growing a new leaf. And two weeks ago I got another calathea that I haven't IDed (because it did not come with a tag). Both doing great and have them hanging out in a corner of my dresser with begonia maculata (and they all thrive).
Just jumped on the Calathea train. Ready to put myself to work for these fussy girls! Thanks for the tips!
How are your Calatheas now?
Rama N thriving!
@@saffronsgarden4795 Could you give me some care tips? I have a zebrina and an ornata
Rama N lots of water! That’s what I’ve realised to keep them happy. And of course the famous tip of humidity!
Just got my first Calathea! Impulse buy at a little plant shop (after some research, of course). I have a humidifier, and my new humidity meter is saying upwards of 70% relative humidity in my bedroom (IDK if it is broken, might buy a different one to see). Planning on keeping my Ornata on my bedside table- about 10 feet from my Southeast window. Gets good ambient light during the day... Keeping my fingers crossed that she doesn't crisp up on me!
This video is PERFECT!! Wish I did research before getting 4 different kinds LOLLLL Thank you Christian!! loved it
Thank you for the tips on Calatheas. I need to move mine back then for sure. I’ve got them in a west window with a shear curtain. I will be moving them tomorrow.
This is a bit of a late comment but fluoride does not evaporate from letting water sit for some time. It's a soluble metal salt that becomes more concentrated if you boil or let the water evaporate. Even some well or spring water may naturally contain fluoride. So the cheapest solution would be gathering rainwater (if you are lucky enough to live where the air quality is good).
I keep mine in the kitchen so I hope it helps with the humidity, give them water which has come from my fish tank after a water change and keep them near a south-facing window. Keep them on top of pebbles inside the pot and spray them with water everyday in the morning.Wish me luck.
mine went crazy and grew a lot. I just separated mine to about 5 today and gave some to my neighbors.
Stop yelling at your plants. They can hear you
Robyn I felt bad and said sorry for yelling at him. 🙁
hahahaha
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The prayer plant in my opinion is less complicated than calathea with calathea it's like dealing with a problem child
jewel south 😂😂😂
Plants just make me so happy, my favorite type is calathea, I rlly want to get more after this video
Great video! I put basically all of my house plants outside for the summer. I give my Calathea‘s some amount of morning sun & compost. I also like to pot them up in larger containers generally to keep the soil moisture more even.
I consider myself a beginner with green fingers. 2nd summer trying my hands at gardening. Currently own almost 80 plants half indoors half outdoors. Most are doing well, a few doing ok.
I own 3 calatheas. All doing well no brown tips etc.
My tip is, group your tropical plants together and they keep the humidity up. I've got a table with 10 plants on it and they seem to like being grouped. I supplement them with humidifier on drier days though rarely.
I water them with store bought water. Use a moisture metre to determine when they need watering. They're near my north west facing window.
My only gripe is, 2 of them don't open and close quiet as drastically?
Do you have any practical tips for keeping my calathea warm during the winter? I usually have 15-16C in my room during winter, lets not go into detail why.
I"m trying to keep it near my pc. since that will be where all the warmth will come from during winter and its already dropping below 20C here. Though i seem to notice that the leaves near the fan start drooping quite a bit already...
Any advise for a novice?
You are so funny lol! Honestly, you made me fall in love with plants!!!
Thanks, helpful! Where do you find all your nice white pots?
I did not realized so many people had problems with the calatheas. My rattle snake plant had been doing so well and my prayer plant on a rare occasion will get one brown leaf. I must have the calathea touch ;)
Liz R. Lucky you. You must have that touch. They are so tricky for most people. I love calatheas and want to get more but until I can get these guys thriving with no brown leaves I will not be adding more to the family. 😆
Crazy Plant Guy That is totally understandable not getting new additions untill you know there ways. That is how I am with begonias I love the way they look but I find them very fussy.
My Calathea is blooming ! I am so happy this never happened before
I have 5 of these plants and 4 philodendron s love them all
I have 4 calatheas now. Such beautiful plants but I’ve watched my rattlesnake one almost dwindle away to nothing. I’m so upset as it was a beautiful lush plant when I bought it. Now it’s two browning leaves. I’ve moved it off my desk and it’s now on a plant stand next to me bed. I’m spraying it often and making sure it doesn’t dry out. Hopefully it will bounce back.
I shower with my calathea Dottie 😂 whenever I take a shower I take my calathea and my monstera deliciosa in the bathroom with me and put them on the bathroom counter, keep the door and window closed while I’m showering, and once I’m done, I fill up the sink with hot/warm water, and only open the door briefly while leaving, and leave the plants in there. It keeps the humidity high for a good few hours! I’m trying to stop my calathea leaves from curling and make my monstera grow faster, so I think it helps. Kind of like a free humidifier!
At about 1:51 I realized my new calathea plants are going to die
Deep Doubts bout U Yikes. 😬 hope you got to them on time.
Same. 😂
I was very much worried about my calathea's browing leaves...good I saw your tips.....
I know everyone says they don’t want a lot of light but Im not sure I believe that. My Calatheas get bright light and they are thriving. They all put out 2-3 leaves a week.
@Leah Love some of my kids "didn't read the book" either about how to behave. My Maranta Red hated being with the other kids in the bathroom. So, I moved him out and into "gen pop" with the non prayer kids. He is absolutely loving it and doing much better.
Your Calatheas are beautiful but that pilea peperomiodes is gorgeous!!! Mine doesn’t look that big. Maybe I have a dwarf one. Love your videos and thanks for sharing.
Thank you for the tips. Ugh I have 4 and they can turn on you within 2-3 days
Do you cut off the leaves that have turned brown
The orbifolia is my fav!! I just received mine from an etsy shop this weekend.. added to my collection I now have 3 calatheas! 💕
LuvleeLaydiieeLynne Yay. Congrats. I’d love to add more but until I can get a handle on these ones, I will have to hold off for a bit. 😊
Preach!!! So fussy! But so beautiful! I have one that I have had for four years, he is a division of my mother in law's plant that she got when she was 18. He is so bad! Once he died off completely and came back happier than ever. Now he looks sad and crinkly (needed a repot) so am awaiting his return to former glory again 😂😂
Hannah Clara don’t you love when they come back from the dead! Hope he is still alive and well
Even though I was well aware of the potential fussiness of calatheas, I was stubborn and still bought one as my very first houseplant. At the time, I thought I did my homework on calathea care, which was pretty much everything you mentioned in this video, except for one major thing: water. Within a week of bringing it home, I repotted my calathea and fed it garden hose water(!)... Worst. Decisions. Ever. I probably fussed with the roots too much when repotting, too. I later read somewhere that calatheas sometimes like a tighter fit in their pot, so I probably should've done without repotting it this year. All the new growth stopped growing (waaaaah!), and got some major browning on the leaves. Some of the new leaves that unfurled over the first few weeks were half-crispy. Some of the older leaves died altogether. :(
I think he's finally stabilizing now. I'm still learning what "evenly moist" looks/feels like, but I'm following pretty much the same tip you mentioned. I also have pebbles inside the bottom of the pot below the soil to help with drainage. My humidifier is more so an oil diffuser, so it doesn't create huidity as strong as yours, but I'm thinking it still gets the job done. I have a digital clock with a hygrometer on the same dresser my plants are on, and try to keep the humidity around around the upper 50s. Though half-crispy, I think the new growth is starting to grow again. Still scared for what may happen this winter, to be honest. haha
Thanks for the vid, Christian!
FTSkthxdie No thank you for sharing your experience. This is great info for everyone. I usually have a rule that when I bring home a new plant inn we repot them right away. I usually wait a few weeks at least so they can get use to the environment and I typically will move them up one pot size only, as most plants like to be fit and snug in their pot. Glad to hear yours has stabilized and hope it thrives well. Good luck. 💚😊🌿
This is super useful. I think I made my plant too "moist" haha. I don't know what the correct level is for this plant.. trying to dry out the soil now because of fungi growth but it's proving to be a pain in the butt. Got my Calathea in November and only started really doing plant care since February so this season has been really rough on all my plants 🙃