I don't know if it still matters but i'm going to share my experience with this Calathea. I've been into this very type of Calathea for over decade, have killed quite a few. I used to keep it in regular soil mix and used my fish tank water to water the plant. Sooner or later all of those passed, until the last one, which i kept struggling with.. But then, for some reason i had to leave the country for 4 months, My son was in charge of the plants and fish. To my surprise when i got back my Calathea looked amazing. Healthy leaves, not a single leaf was lost and the plant grew a couple more. I asked my son what he did. He said i was just following my scedule and filled the saucer with water two times a week. And here i was (mama is back) top watering it a again. Nearly immediately i got a couple of so familiar broun spots with yellow edges. Good that i made the connection and started bottom watering it again, and some short time later i put the plant on a wick. Since then, it's been about 3 or 4 years, My calathea grew and bloomed, produced healthy baby calatheas after the flowers were gone, i propagated it with those baby plants and by division. And even though the growths that bloomed and produced baby plants died off afterwards (after i cut the babies off) I still have that same Calathea and now keep growing one of her babies. So i have the mother and the baby plants. Also, i figure the water is crucial for this type of plants.. and i think if my water was "soft" enough top watering wouldn't do any harm. But so far it's just a hypothesis :)
I have mine next to a north facing window...filtered light. Give it distilled water when the leaves slightly wilt and the top layer is slightly humid. I water thoroughly and let it drain completely and use a diluted synthetic fertilizer every other watering or once a month. The soil is a mixture of peat, succulent soil and perlite. I aerate with a chopstick. And I take into the bathroom every morning when I shower. I have humidifiers but in other rooms and since I have been doing this I have not had any dry edges on the leaves. It is a lot of work but it loves it and it is thriving. I’m consistently getting new growth.
The thing i love of this plant is that can communicate to you at every needs...for example, on my experience, i noticed that if lift up the edges of the leafs this signal means "I'm thirsty, give me water"...and after an hour from the watering the leafs return in their original shape. So i agree with you, the plant speak to us at every need with the leafs
This is the most informative video for this plant. I've essentially gone by all of the recommendations here and my plant has thrived. Seriously, humidity is key, and don't touch the roots when repotting! I did mess with the roots when I repotted in August of 2023, and it took until about April of 2024 for the plant to finally stop looking like it was ill. I call it my drama plant, but in reality she's been really easy bc this plant never misses a moment to tell me something's wrong. She is plant zero for mites. They love the delicate velvet leaves so much. Mine is treated with a pesticide I put in the soil, and if I see mites i apply weekly neem oil spray downs for 8 weeks.
I've had mine for about a year, I bought it without actually knowing what to do with it. I recently repotted mine and its flowering! I have a white flower blossoming from it. It's so exciting. I find the foliage on mine doesn't sit high like the one in this video, (I've just bought a humidity monitor as I think I'm doing everything else right) especially as it's beginning to flower. Thanks for this video, simple and informative
At home, my two most fussy calatheas are jungle velvet and zebrina, but they look good once I fuss over these divas, and by the way, yours looks beautiful.
For me the warscewiczii is one of the easiest calatheas I grow. It's about 1m from a large east-facing window, humidity is about 55-65% at all times thanks to a humidifier close by, and I bottom-water it with demineralised/distilled water only. It's been happy and growing strong for a few years without any pest issues (unlike other calatheas I've had!). Seaweed-based liquid fertiliser at 1/4 strength throughout the growing season. I'll have to divide it for the first time come spring because it's gotten quite large! I'm not looking forward to that, I must admit 😣
can you please provide tips on bottom watering the warscewiczii? I've tried doing it before, I just don't know how long to leave it in for / how much water to give
@@miranda_films my warscewiczii is in a plastic nursery pot. To water it, I put it in a saucer where I can put about 2cm (1") of water and leave there for a few hours. I keep on adding water to the saucer until it doesn't soak it up anymore. It may take 3-4 hours before that happens, after which I just put it back in its cover pot. As long as it's not drowning in water for days, it (and my other calatheas), do just fine. My cover pots are a bit oversized and I put a few rocks in the bottom, so any excess water just drains out. I hope that helps you figure it out for your warscewiczii!
@@Dwynfal thank you so much! i bought the plant thinking i was ready for a challenge, and now im getting all nervous hoping i don't kill it because it cost quite a bit of money
@@miranda_films don't worry too much and don't baby it, it will be just fine! Calatheas (and alocasias) are pest magnets so I make sure mine don't touch any other plants and I look them over carefully about once a week, so I can treat quickly if they get something! Be very light on the fertiliser (preferably organic) during the growing season and you'll enjoy its beauty for a long time to come. 😊
I just read your web sites guide to stromanthe triostar and thought it was brilliant. Such detailed analysis of their needs. Not just another plant channel it seems. The Irish accent is a bonus too. 👍😊
Bought one of these a few years back and it absolutely thrived in my care for a year or two until it just dropped dead within a few weeks. In hindsight it was probably because of my tap water... So I might give this one another try because it is one of the prettiest house plants out there imo
That’s captivated.. such a great info now I can jump into the closest nursery and get one of those gorgeous plants and give them a new home, anyway love your accent 🙂
.. I just bought one like 2 weeks ago.. It really took mee by surprise and I realized that it was very different from all my other plants and Calatheas.. Thanks to you, I can see that I've done everything right.. So far 🤗 it was delivered in a plastic pot, wet as in soaking wet, so I haven't watered it yet but keeps checking the soil every other day as the days are warm (25 - 30 degrees.. It's called summer).. Most all my Calatheas are in terracotta pots, and they are so much happier pushing new growth like crazy.. My soil is coco coir, perlite, worm casting and orchid chunks.. I feed them with seaweed and fish emultion, mist them all once or twice a day, depending of the heat.. Except from my velvet beauty.. I think that I will take it to the the bathroom with mee when I shower, that way it can have some humidity at least once a day, so thanks for the suggestion ☺️ when the brise outside is gentle, I take them all out in the garden on my garden table, in shade from a huge parasol, and leave them there for few hours until the sun turns.. Then I take then back in and they seem to love it.. Once every 2 week I mist all leaves and stems with seaweed in the water (I do that in the garden) and they seem happy.. I boil my tap water, cools it off and run it through a paper coffee filter as my water here are really hard.. After that I can use it for misting and watering with no worries.. My velvet beauty is placed in a corner between a South facing window and the garden door to the west.. It seems happy there, all by itself with no one touching it and no draft, and it is pushing out new growth too ☺️
Thank you for this video! I ll use the tips to rescue mine. It is growing well, a bit brown on some leaves and recently start rapidly yellowing the bottom ones. I assume I overwatered it, so will attempt repotting
Such informative, thoughtful videos - and thank you for taking the time to explain the "why" of these beautiful plant's needs too. I would love to know how "old" your calathea is - how long did it take to get such a lovely size and are your lovely calatheas always kept indoors?
Got mine about a month ago and your tips have helped me keep it happy! Worried about repotting it as it is flourishing but I have a feeling it will be okay after it pops its current new leaf (:
I bought a warscewiczii a couple days ago and put her in my new green house. She’s in the green house for 2 days and her leaves all curled up. I immediately brought her inside with other calathea. After a day, some bigger leaves have straighten out but other smaller leaves are still curling. What can I do?
My leaf tips ALWAYS come out crispy before the leaf unferels, I have had my warscewiczii plant for over 3 years idk what to do. I rarely ever get perfect leaves. I think the only time the leaves came out decent consistently was when I tried using a peroxide solution for a few waterings because I saw fungus knats, but I don’t want to use peroxide all the time, changing the soil did not help with the tips, however I saw another comment where you said use coco mix and I think that may help to keep the soil from being too wet too long, but it doesn’t like to be dry for a day either like other calatheas lol it is so dramatic, the leaves will curl and fall to the side like it’s dead then pop back up again like nothing happened after watering. However the soil tends to get dry on the outside and stay wet in the middle, the plant gets wilted out, but if I don’t let the soil dry out all the way it is prone to root rot and I use the peroxide solution and it gets better-it’s like a catch 22. I have changed the soil a couple times, but it is so frustrating I rarely get it to look full and naturally healthy like yours. This is the hardest plant for me besides maiden hair ferns
I used to have the same problem, humidity was the answer in my case, daily I have 50-60%, but whenever a new leaf is unraveling i keep my humidifier all day round to keep it aroud 65-70%. Another plausible reeason - leftover water from misting or showering is demaging new leaves.
I may be too late coming to this video, but does anyone know if treating this specific plant for spider mites with the usual miticides or an alcohol solution will harm the velvety leaves?😬🤔 thanks for this super informative video!❤
I'm wondering the same thing right now I had a calathea that's starting showing of spider mites and im treating all my plants including my velvet so I'm worried it'll get damaged but I kinda don't have another choice
Very helpful tips. Thanks for sharing. I got mine about 2 months ago. And at first it was happy pushing out several new leaves. Now it’s keeps giving me yellow leaves. I am definitely not over watering as I use a moisture meter and only water when it’s like about 3 on the meter. I am also getting yellow spots on the leaves. I have had to cut several leaves off as a result. Please Help!!!
Wow I have not seen this plant before, it is absolutely stunning! Those leaves are incredibly striking. Great tips and super clearly explained. I just watched your pilea peperomioides video too and thanks for explaining curling leaves! Subscribing to your channel, happy to meet a fellow plant parent 🪴
Hello, I'm new to plants and I bought this one for my living room from IKEA. Do I need to change the soil? I dont know which they've used, if yes could you write me the names of the ones you used and also its September now do I use fertiliser or do I wait until March?
Hi , I would like to know how can I clean the leaves of this plant , it worries me , looks like a textile so I don’t want to ruin it , the little edges are slightly brown but just the little tip what could be the cause ? Thanks for the help.
Please help!!!! I have a calathea warscewiczii, which I loved it and now I hate it. I try to keep up with it's needs, but despite some of the brown cripsy edges, I have gain a lot of new leaves, my problem is that it was already tall when I bought it, but now it is very crowded at the top, which makes the light distribution hard but also ugly. How can I somehow shorten it? I don't want to throw it away but I don't like to see her like that.
Mine grew two flower spikes! After the flowers faded, the node where the flowers came from started growing leaves. Is it baby plant? It's taller than the rest of the plant and starting to flop over. If I cut it and plant it, will it survive? What is your recommendation?
Mine did the exact same thing, I cut them off today and have put them in water to see if roots grow. I've no idea of this is the right thing to do but fingers crossed.
I'd recommend 2/3 peat or coco-coir and 1/3 perlite, although 2/3 of most houseplant potting mixes, with 1/3 of a suitable drainage amendment such as coarse sand, perlite or pumice will also do the job very nicely.
@@smartgardenguide2550 I recently bought the Calathea and it has the basic soil can you explain how to add this mix to a new plant, do I need to repot it, or what the best thing to do is?
I don't know if it still matters but i'm going to share my experience with this Calathea. I've been into this very type of Calathea for over decade, have killed quite a few. I used to keep it in regular soil mix and used my fish tank water to water the plant. Sooner or later all of those passed, until the last one, which i kept struggling with.. But then, for some reason i had to leave the country for 4 months, My son was in charge of the plants and fish. To my surprise when i got back my Calathea looked amazing. Healthy leaves, not a single leaf was lost and the plant grew a couple more. I asked my son what he did. He said i was just following my scedule and filled the saucer with water two times a week. And here i was (mama is back) top watering it a again. Nearly immediately i got a couple of so familiar broun spots with yellow edges. Good that i made the connection and started bottom watering it again, and some short time later i put the plant on a wick. Since then, it's been about 3 or 4 years, My calathea grew and bloomed, produced healthy baby calatheas after the flowers were gone, i propagated it with those baby plants and by division. And even though the growths that bloomed and produced baby plants died off afterwards (after i cut the babies off) I still have that same Calathea and now keep growing one of her babies. So i have the mother and the baby plants.
Also, i figure the water is crucial for this type of plants.. and i think if my water was "soft" enough top watering wouldn't do any harm. But so far it's just a hypothesis :)
I have mine next to a north facing window...filtered light. Give it distilled water when the leaves slightly wilt and the top layer is slightly humid. I water thoroughly and let it drain completely and use a diluted synthetic fertilizer every other watering or once a month. The soil is a mixture of peat, succulent soil and perlite. I aerate with a chopstick. And I take into the bathroom every morning when I shower. I have humidifiers but in other rooms and since I have been doing this I have not had any dry edges on the leaves. It is a lot of work but it loves it and it is thriving. I’m consistently getting new growth.
I would love your soil mix recipe please
The thing i love of this plant is that can communicate to you at every needs...for example, on my experience, i noticed that if lift up the edges of the leafs this signal means "I'm thirsty, give me water"...and after an hour from the watering the leafs return in their original shape. So i agree with you, the plant speak to us at every need with the leafs
This is the most informative video for this plant. I've essentially gone by all of the recommendations here and my plant has thrived. Seriously, humidity is key, and don't touch the roots when repotting! I did mess with the roots when I repotted in August of 2023, and it took until about April of 2024 for the plant to finally stop looking like it was ill. I call it my drama plant, but in reality she's been really easy bc this plant never misses a moment to tell me something's wrong. She is plant zero for mites. They love the delicate velvet leaves so much. Mine is treated with a pesticide I put in the soil, and if I see mites i apply weekly neem oil spray downs for 8 weeks.
Yours is goals! Mine is so sad 😞. I just don’t think my house is humid enough despite my humidifier.
I've had mine for about a year, I bought it without actually knowing what to do with it. I recently repotted mine and its flowering! I have a white flower blossoming from it. It's so exciting. I find the foliage on mine doesn't sit high like the one in this video, (I've just bought a humidity monitor as I think I'm doing everything else right) especially as it's beginning to flower. Thanks for this video, simple and informative
It is pronounced Varshavechee. From the name of a Polish botanist Jozef Warszewicz.
At home, my two most fussy calatheas are jungle velvet and zebrina, but they look good once I fuss over these divas, and by the way, yours looks beautiful.
For me the warscewiczii is one of the easiest calatheas I grow. It's about 1m from a large east-facing window, humidity is about 55-65% at all times thanks to a humidifier close by, and I bottom-water it with demineralised/distilled water only. It's been happy and growing strong for a few years without any pest issues (unlike other calatheas I've had!). Seaweed-based liquid fertiliser at 1/4 strength throughout the growing season.
I'll have to divide it for the first time come spring because it's gotten quite large! I'm not looking forward to that, I must admit 😣
Sounds like you're providing wonderful care for your plant. No wonder it is thriving. Glad you are enjoying this awesome calathea.
can you please provide tips on bottom watering the warscewiczii? I've tried doing it before, I just don't know how long to leave it in for / how much water to give
@@miranda_films my warscewiczii is in a plastic nursery pot. To water it, I put it in a saucer where I can put about 2cm (1") of water and leave there for a few hours. I keep on adding water to the saucer until it doesn't soak it up anymore. It may take 3-4 hours before that happens, after which I just put it back in its cover pot. As long as it's not drowning in water for days, it (and my other calatheas), do just fine. My cover pots are a bit oversized and I put a few rocks in the bottom, so any excess water just drains out. I hope that helps you figure it out for your warscewiczii!
@@Dwynfal thank you so much! i bought the plant thinking i was ready for a challenge, and now im getting all nervous hoping i don't kill it because it cost quite a bit of money
@@miranda_films don't worry too much and don't baby it, it will be just fine! Calatheas (and alocasias) are pest magnets so I make sure mine don't touch any other plants and I look them over carefully about once a week, so I can treat quickly if they get something! Be very light on the fertiliser (preferably organic) during the growing season and you'll enjoy its beauty for a long time to come. 😊
I just read your web sites guide to stromanthe triostar and thought it was brilliant. Such detailed analysis of their needs. Not just another plant channel it seems. The Irish accent is a bonus too. 👍😊
I absolutely love Calatheas! I have 7 living in my bathroom.
Would they be okay in a windowless bathroom? Help!
@@LivewithKare They might be if you can swap out your light bulb for a grow light bulb. And the humidity from your shower will help also.
Bought one of these a few years back and it absolutely thrived in my care for a year or two until it just dropped dead within a few weeks. In hindsight it was probably because of my tap water... So I might give this one another try because it is one of the prettiest house plants out there imo
Thank you, just got a beautiful pot of these, I’m going to try my best to keep them happy.
It's totally worth the effort. It's an absolutely stunning plant.
That’s captivated.. such a great info now I can jump into the closest nursery and get one of those gorgeous plants and give them a new home, anyway love your accent 🙂
Thanks for the lovely comment :)
.. I just bought one like 2 weeks ago.. It really took mee by surprise and I realized that it was very different from all my other plants and Calatheas.. Thanks to you, I can see that I've done everything right.. So far 🤗 it was delivered in a plastic pot, wet as in soaking wet, so I haven't watered it yet but keeps checking the soil every other day as the days are warm (25 - 30 degrees.. It's called summer).. Most all my Calatheas are in terracotta pots, and they are so much happier pushing new growth like crazy.. My soil is coco coir, perlite, worm casting and orchid chunks.. I feed them with seaweed and fish emultion, mist them all once or twice a day, depending of the heat.. Except from my velvet beauty.. I think that I will take it to the the bathroom with mee when I shower, that way it can have some humidity at least once a day, so thanks for the suggestion ☺️ when the brise outside is gentle, I take them all out in the garden on my garden table, in shade from a huge parasol, and leave them there for few hours until the sun turns.. Then I take then back in and they seem to love it.. Once every 2 week I mist all leaves and stems with seaweed in the water (I do that in the garden) and they seem happy.. I boil my tap water, cools it off and run it through a paper coffee filter as my water here are really hard.. After that I can use it for misting and watering with no worries.. My velvet beauty is placed in a corner between a South facing window and the garden door to the west.. It seems happy there, all by itself with no one touching it and no draft, and it is pushing out new growth too ☺️
Great video about a rather difficult plant ... beautiful specimen too!
Thanks John, this really is one of my all-time favorite plants.
Mine is so busy and beautiful I’m in love with her omg my 100% my favourite plant
This was great information.
Thank you for this video! I ll use the tips to rescue mine. It is growing well, a bit brown on some leaves and recently start rapidly yellowing the bottom ones. I assume I overwatered it, so will attempt repotting
Hi, great video, my warscewiczii is doing great thanks to your tips, I have only one question, how do you clean the leaves?
Thank you.
Absolutely stunning Calathea! I'm planning to purchase one for myself.
Such informative, thoughtful videos - and thank you for taking the time to explain the "why" of these beautiful plant's needs too. I would love to know how "old" your calathea is - how long did it take to get such a lovely size and are your lovely calatheas always kept indoors?
Got mine about a month ago and your tips have helped me keep it happy! Worried about repotting it as it is flourishing but I have a feeling it will be okay after it pops its current new leaf (:
I bought a warscewiczii a couple days ago and put her in my new green house. She’s in the green house for 2 days and her leaves all curled up. I immediately brought her inside with other calathea. After a day, some bigger leaves have straighten out but other smaller leaves are still curling. What can I do?
My leaf tips ALWAYS come out crispy before the leaf unferels, I have had my warscewiczii plant for over 3 years idk what to do. I rarely ever get perfect leaves. I think the only time the leaves came out decent consistently was when I tried using a peroxide solution for a few waterings because I saw fungus knats, but I don’t want to use peroxide all the time, changing the soil did not help with the tips, however I saw another comment where you said use coco mix and I think that may help to keep the soil from being too wet too long, but it doesn’t like to be dry for a day either like other calatheas lol it is so dramatic, the leaves will curl and fall to the side like it’s dead then pop back up again like nothing happened after watering. However the soil tends to get dry on the outside and stay wet in the middle, the plant gets wilted out, but if I don’t let the soil dry out all the way it is prone to root rot and I use the peroxide solution and it gets better-it’s like a catch 22. I have changed the soil a couple times, but it is so frustrating I rarely get it to look full and naturally healthy like yours. This is the hardest plant for me besides maiden hair ferns
I used to have the same problem, humidity was the answer in my case, daily I have 50-60%, but whenever a new leaf is unraveling i keep my humidifier all day round to keep it aroud 65-70%. Another plausible reeason - leftover water from misting or showering is demaging new leaves.
Mines started yellowing around the edges despite having a humidifier. Am I overwatering? Also the leaves seem a bit droopy. Thanks :)
Thanks a lot for all these tips!
THESE ARE SO LOVELY!!!
I may be too late coming to this video, but does anyone know if treating this specific plant for spider mites with the usual miticides or an alcohol solution will harm the velvety leaves?😬🤔 thanks for this super informative video!❤
I'm wondering the same thing right now I had a calathea that's starting showing of spider mites and im treating all my plants including my velvet so I'm worried it'll get damaged but I kinda don't have another choice
Very helpful tips. Thanks for sharing. I got mine about 2 months ago. And at first it was happy pushing out several new leaves. Now it’s keeps giving me yellow leaves. I am definitely not over watering as I use a moisture meter and only water when it’s like about 3 on the meter. I am also getting yellow spots on the leaves. I have had to cut several leaves off as a result. Please Help!!!
Wow I have not seen this plant before, it is absolutely stunning! Those leaves are incredibly striking. Great tips and super clearly explained. I just watched your pilea peperomioides video too and thanks for explaining curling leaves! Subscribing to your channel, happy to meet a fellow plant parent 🪴
Hello! My calathea is blooming at the moment and i was wondering if you have any information on pollination and how to do it properly?
Hello, I'm new to plants and I bought this one for my living room from IKEA. Do I need to change the soil? I dont know which they've used, if yes could you write me the names of the ones you used and also its September now do I use fertiliser or do I wait until March?
How do you fight with dust?
Hi , I would like to know how can I clean the leaves of this plant , it worries me , looks like a textile so I don’t want to ruin it , the little edges are slightly brown but just the little tip what could be the cause ? Thanks for the help.
Please help!!!! I have a calathea warscewiczii, which I loved it and now I hate it. I try to keep up with it's needs, but despite some of the brown cripsy edges, I have gain a lot of new leaves, my problem is that it was already tall when I bought it, but now it is very crowded at the top, which makes the light distribution hard but also ugly. How can I somehow shorten it? I don't want to throw it away but I don't like to see her like that.
Help! Mine is flowering and looks big and healthy. I don't know what to do next.
BEAUTIFUL WOW
I'm got this One as a pressent damn it's so hard to take care of
Very informative video! What is a good liquid fertilizer to use?
I bought this plant from IKEA and it’s drooping on the floor. Not sure what else to do.
Mine grew two flower spikes! After the flowers faded, the node where the flowers came from started growing leaves. Is it baby plant? It's taller than the rest of the plant and starting to flop over. If I cut it and plant it, will it survive? What is your recommendation?
Mine did the exact same thing, I cut them off today and have put them in water to see if roots grow. I've no idea of this is the right thing to do but fingers crossed.
From now on I'm just gonna call it calathea Charli XCX
What was the soil mix please?
I'd recommend 2/3 peat or coco-coir and 1/3 perlite, although 2/3 of most houseplant potting mixes, with 1/3 of a suitable drainage amendment such as coarse sand, perlite or pumice will also do the job very nicely.
@@smartgardenguide2550 Thank you!
Good to know!
@@smartgardenguide2550 I recently bought the Calathea and it has the basic soil can you explain how to add this mix to a new plant, do I need to repot it, or what the best thing to do is?
calathea zebrinas dropping lower the stem
E possibile in italiano?
Klaro Kollege
Wat haste aufm Herzen sach ma. Drehste am Rad weil de ma wieder nix raffst wa?
This was great information.