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Calatheas.. 4 problems.. could u help a newbie?

cesarini.diegocesarini.diego Posts: 2
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Hi, I'm Diego from Italy, and a few months ago I bought my first plants. I love calatheas

all of they are in my covered terrace with no direct sun, but it is very bright. they are all togheter with every saucer filled with water and pebbles to grant humidity. 

I try to water them a little to avoid stagnation, but I'm never sure when it's time to give water back again.

i have 4 questions for you

1) Calathea Crocata. I bought it 10 days ago with beautiful flowers, now they are withered and crispy. do i have to take them off? and they will return again in this year?

 

 

2) Calathea DOTTIE

it is potted together with 3 other small calatheas, the other 3 is ok but it is unwell. what do u think?


 

 

3) Calathea orbifolia. i have a baby and this big leaf go from pic 1 to pics 2 in 4 days. what happen??

before, 4 days ago


 

NOW


 

4) calathea Medallion

2 months ago I bought a calathea medallion.  I have saved it several times.

now it is in the covered terrace without direct sun (from 20 days) and it was ok, then I moved it about 30 cm and one morning I found it like this.

what's happening to it?

it has no direct sun. it has humidity because in the saucer there are water and she is raised up and does not absorb water.

I hadn't watered it a lot. the leaves are crunchy and twisted and she is wilting.

What I have to do? Does it need water?

 

 

thanks a lot to all!!

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Posts

  • JennyJJennyJ Posts: 10,576
    I've only ever grown them indoors and all I can say is that they are very fussy about the conditions. At the moment I've only got one (C. roseopicta Medallion) and from time to time it loses leaves like yours for no apparent reason, then grows new ones. I keep it on a North-facing landing windowsill that we don't ever open, so no draughts, no direct sun and there's a net curtain so the light is filtered. I mist it almost every time I pass so several times a day, and it gets watered when the compost is dry down to about an inch or two below the surface (when the pot feels light when I lift it).
    Good luck with them!
    Doncaster, South Yorkshire. Soil type: sandy, well-drained
  • RubyRossRubyRoss Posts: 124
    Mine go crispy because I can't keep the humidity high and I sometimes use tap water instead of rain water. They are fussy about conditions.
  • cesarini.diegocesarini.diego Posts: 2
    thank u to all.
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