I got this Calathea in bad shape, lots of heavy damaged leaves and under watering issues. Since giving it more light, nutrients and water for a few months, it has put out 5 new leaves, but all only sprouting from the very top. No matter what I do, it also struggles to support itself, hence the support poles. Is there much I can do to help it become fuller and healthier?
Additional info: the room pictured is usually much brighter during the day so it does get more light!
by CareyHannah00
4 Comments
Distilled water!
If that huge pole is new growth she might be asking for more light
How do you notice a New leaf?
From the bottom ? R in the middle?
Hope you can keep her ..mine has just 3 leave s verry small
The pot looks fairly big. I once made the mistake of repotting a jungle velvet into a pot that was way too big (I was new to plants and thought I had to). It was hardly growing at all. In fact, it looked quite droopy, and the soil stayed moist for a long time after watering it. Thanks to reddit, I read that Calatheas like it snug, so I sized down again, and since then, it has been thriving, bringing up two additional stems and gifting me with new leaves :>
I water it when the top few inches of the soil is dry and it is standing on a north facing window sill.