I thought I was the only one that had plants jump in my cart. Thanks for letting me know others are effected.
bigdumbhairybabytwat
Calathea rubifabia, I think. Gorgeous plant!
myakudiru
Calathea, though not sure which one. So pretty but sooooo fickle 😂
Immer_Susse
Sneaky sneaky 😂
MercuryMama69
LOL that sounds exactly like something I would tell my boyfriend…lol good job. That’s your story and stick to it.
Arcangelathanos
It’s a Jungle Velvet Calathea (Calathea warscewiczii). It has much broader leaves than the rufibarba (aka Furry Feathers) and as the common names indicate, yours will feel velvety to the touch while the rufibarba will feel fuzzy/furry.
Hop over to the calathea subreddit for specific care questions. I think mine is the most dramatic calathea I currently have. I thought it was dying several times, including when I put it out on my front step last week. It just wanted water.
BigWhoopsieDaisy
I know calatheas are The Devil but as someone who has grown several (7+) I can say with confidence that my rattlesnake was the most forgiving and resilient (might I add, fullest) of them all. Dottie destroyed me, mosaic got blasted with cold and needed to be regrown from the bulbs, the white one was fine but not worth the hassle, orbifolia(?) just was never happy… rattlesnake lived through it ALL.
I will never own another calathea unless I have it in a terrarium but if I ever gave one a shot without it… rattlesnake would be the one.
Thank you for coming to my TEDTalk.
ETA: I had to have three reconstructive surgeries on my hand and if I hadn’t, that bitch would still be here but I couldn’t lift the 8in planter… this post was for you, Cynthia.
whycomeoff49
When I go shopping, 3 or sometimes 4 plants jump into my cart when I’m not looking.
International-Camp15
This happens to me too?! It’s the craziest thing.
Vexated13
I adore Calathea with passion but I have to run away from them every time I see them. Can’t deal with the heartbreak. Maybe again someday…
Orangeandbluetutu
Put it back. Save yourself the heartbreak
cre8ivenail
This happens to me too. We can’t let this continue to happen to the innocents (what I call myself when I buy, er, ‘ahem’, when I’m in this situation).
TLW369
😂🙃🪴
YourHooliganFriend
Enjoy it while it last
om_hi
It’s the worst!
NightElfDeyla
Oh, it’s nice to know it happens to other people too. I stopped getting a cart, but they still manage to jump into my hands!
banjobeulah
Check for pests and put in a self-watering pot. No direct air flow and no direct sun.
Galaxie_Keenan333
Right?!! This happens every time I leave the house. Be careful too…they move quick! Just yesterday I went for groceries and boom. The second I turned around there it was! I didn’t even get a chance to get food yet! Its WILD!! 🤪 😆
Shaeos
So sneaky!
roriefranklin
We call that a prayer plant. At night the leaves will rollup.
MysticalNinjaGoemonn
That? That’s a headache
RingAroundaRoseMoon
Very pretty! 👀
I don’t know how, but I ended up doing ok with a lot of varieties of Calathea
I joke around that I have some sort of reverse curse where I’m not great with the easier plants like Aloe/ other succulents but I’m pretty good with the harder plants
(Calathea, bonsai, alocasia) 😅🤷🏿♀️
Plant_in_a_Lifetime
Calathea jungle velvet. The other name is hard to pronounce and spell. Warweschii sauce something lol. They are beautiful when healthy but… it’s a calathea so iykyk 😅
I have one (now two). Mine never looks good but for some reason it’s still alive. It actually grew so much that I had to separate into 2 separate pots. But they never look good under my care. Browning and just ugh.. Weird that it’s growing but struggling at the same time haha…
Shhhhh_noonecares
I hate it when that happens. Better take it home, repot it and love on it to teach it a lesson.
bicyclemycology
Don’t worry, it will be dead in a month, unfortunately..
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She’s purdy
I thought I was the only one that had plants jump in my cart. Thanks for letting me know others are effected.
Calathea rubifabia, I think. Gorgeous plant!
Calathea, though not sure which one. So pretty but sooooo fickle 😂
Sneaky sneaky 😂
LOL that sounds exactly like something I would tell my boyfriend…lol good job. That’s your story and stick to it.
It’s a Jungle Velvet Calathea (Calathea warscewiczii). It has much broader leaves than the rufibarba (aka Furry Feathers) and as the common names indicate, yours will feel velvety to the touch while the rufibarba will feel fuzzy/furry.
Hop over to the calathea subreddit for specific care questions. I think mine is the most dramatic calathea I currently have. I thought it was dying several times, including when I put it out on my front step last week. It just wanted water.
I know calatheas are The Devil but as someone who has grown several (7+) I can say with confidence that my rattlesnake was the most forgiving and resilient (might I add, fullest) of them all. Dottie destroyed me, mosaic got blasted with cold and needed to be regrown from the bulbs, the white one was fine but not worth the hassle, orbifolia(?) just was never happy… rattlesnake lived through it ALL.
I will never own another calathea unless I have it in a terrarium but if I ever gave one a shot without it… rattlesnake would be the one.
Thank you for coming to my TEDTalk.
ETA: I had to have three reconstructive surgeries on my hand and if I hadn’t, that bitch would still be here but I couldn’t lift the 8in planter… this post was for you, Cynthia.
When I go shopping, 3 or sometimes 4 plants jump into my cart when I’m not looking.
This happens to me too?! It’s the craziest thing.
I adore Calathea with passion but I have to run away from them every time I see them. Can’t deal with the heartbreak. Maybe again someday…
Put it back. Save yourself the heartbreak
This happens to me too. We can’t let this continue to happen to the innocents (what I call myself when I buy, er, ‘ahem’, when I’m in this situation).
😂🙃🪴
Enjoy it while it last
It’s the worst!
Oh, it’s nice to know it happens to other people too. I stopped getting a cart, but they still manage to jump into my hands!
Check for pests and put in a self-watering pot. No direct air flow and no direct sun.
Right?!! This happens every time I leave the house. Be careful too…they move quick! Just yesterday I went for groceries and boom. The second I turned around there it was! I didn’t even get a chance to get food yet! Its WILD!! 🤪 😆
So sneaky!
We call that a prayer plant. At night the leaves will rollup.
That? That’s a headache
Very pretty! 👀
I don’t know how, but I ended up doing ok with a lot of varieties of Calathea
I joke around that I have some sort of reverse curse where I’m not great with the easier plants like Aloe/ other succulents but I’m pretty good with the harder plants
(Calathea, bonsai, alocasia) 😅🤷🏿♀️
Calathea jungle velvet. The other name is hard to pronounce and spell. Warweschii sauce something lol. They are beautiful when healthy but… it’s a calathea so iykyk 😅
I have one (now two). Mine never looks good but for some reason it’s still alive. It actually grew so much that I had to separate into 2 separate pots. But they never look good under my care. Browning and just ugh.. Weird that it’s growing but struggling at the same time haha…
I hate it when that happens. Better take it home, repot it and love on it to teach it a lesson.
Don’t worry, it will be dead in a month, unfortunately..