So I got her last summer, she was thriving, had so many leaves and new growth! I would water her only when the top couple inches of soil were dry, left her in humid conditions, indirect sunlight, etc.
However winter came, and her leaves started dying one by one. I thought maybe she was cold and not humid enough as winters get quite dry here in Canada, so I bought a small greenhouse for all my tropical plants. It helped a lot of my other plants, but this one still isn’t happy at all. I keep the humidity in there between 60-65. This is the only leaf left, and it’s pretty fresh. I’m scared it’ll die off like the other ones.
It started getting warmer outside again, so should I just wait and see if other leaves grow or should I let her go? And is there a way to propagate a Calathea? What do I do?
by Safe_Pop_6910
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I have my own makoyana so I totally understand the desire to save such a pretty plant! Calatheas are rhizomatic, so they can die back all the way to the soil and the re-emerge from what I’ve heard. Have you taken it out of the pot to check if there was any new growth pushing under the surface? As long as there’s a live root system, I think there’s a chance your makoyana will come back from the ashes. 🙂
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You may need to repot. That’s a huge pot, and if the roots aren’t appropriately filling it, she’s prone to root rot. You want the pot to be a couple inches larger than the rootball.