Hi! i've had this rattlesnake calathea for a few years so i'm really sad what this is happening. see picture, top leaves lost most of the purple underside color and turned a lighter green, stems are now yellow also. if anyone has any idea for what could be wrong, please let me know because it's only been getting worse. thank you!
conditions:
-5in pot with very chunky good draining soil
– watering only when the soil is totally dry and pot feels light
– sits in front of a window that gets good lighting
– i do open my window for maybe an hour every other day – could colder air be affecting it? i'm not sure about this since I've been doing this for over a year and the yellowing only started in the last few months.
– humidity is pretty low here, but again I've had it for a few years and the low humidity has never seemed to be a problem because it has always been healthy.
– I water with filtered water only
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please if anyone can help
Have you ever fertilized the plant? Looks like the soil might have lost all the nutrients it once had.
>watering only when the soil is totally dry and pot feels light
Also, extracted from the guide attached in the bar of the sub:
**Water**: Moist, but not wet soil. Try not to let the soil dry out too. (It’s a careful balance!)
>i do open my window for maybe an hour every other day – could colder air be affecting it?
Changes in humidity could
What kind of soil / substrate are you using?