I have had this calathea for a few months and it's pushing out so many large leaves I can't keep up haha! Is it fine to just leave it to get on with it, or better to remove some to give others more energy. Appreciate any recommendations.
by snakebeard_
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Calatheas get rid of old leaves themselves. They will dry out slowly or get yellow and then dry out too, as the plant drains the usable energy from them first.
So you only have to “prune” yellowing or drying leaves or damaged leaves you find “ugly” to look at. Otherwise you can (should) leave them be.
I usually even wait a bit before cutting them off, on smaller plants I wait a bit longer than on bigger ones. I usually wait until the leaf is 1/3 to 1/2 yellow or dried out and then cut them off.
Maybe the only exception are “baby leaves” – sometimes they can stay alive for, what feels like, forever. Those are the only healthy leaves I cut off too, as they are usually old and small, compared to new growth, so they don’t benefit the plant much anymore.
Is it just a weird perspective on the photo… or is that leaf on the left really huge?