I got her from a little shop where she was being a bit ignored, but I have had her for a month or two now and the edges of her leaves are still crispy and dry 🙁 any advice appreciated!
I have one of these that lives outside and I’ve just accepted that crispy leaves are part of something I need to expect from this plant. Every few months I remove the crispy bits. Less sun it still gets crispy, water more it still gets crispy, water less it still gets crispy lol. Humidity is high where I live too. I still think she’s gorgeous. I don’t have this problem with any other calathea.
Turbulent_Strain_396
Ugh, this is one of my most difficult plants. She’s set on survival, although it’s not been a pretty journey thus far. I wish i could help. Is it getting direct sunlight, maybe burning the leaves? I just switched mine to a lighter soil mixture and a self watering pot, and she actually seems to love it so far. 🤞🤞🤞
SeasonProfessional87
humidity or SPIDER MITES
DreiGlaser
I have one and had the same issues, so I put a Canopy bedside humidifier right under her. Still getting slightly crispy leaves after a while because I think this type of humidifier is different than a standard one but it fits perfectly where I need it. It’s much better than it was, though. I think it’s best in a super humid environment
HelluvaCapricorn
The main thing I’m seeing is that you spray her with water. When light lingers on water, it evaporates. In theory, that’s good for humidity. In reality, the heat from the light is so hot that the evaporated water crisps the leaves.
Baby needs a humidifier. The best one I’ve found for this kind of Stromanthe is the levoit cool air humidifier. Keep it at 65% to start, increase up to 80% if the leaves continue crisping at the edges. How old is she, and is the crisped growth the growth that was there when you bought the plant?
Jona_klein
hard tap water makes the tip of the leaves crispy. If it was sunlight the leaves would be yellow and have crispy spots all over. Try distilled water or rainwater.
ArachnidExtreme1942
I agree with the others, don’t mist it, don’t use tap water, and check for spider mites. What kind of pot is that? If it’s terracotta I would repot it in something else that holds water a little more. And possibly water more frequently.
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I have one of these that lives outside and I’ve just accepted that crispy leaves are part of something I need to expect from this plant. Every few months I remove the crispy bits. Less sun it still gets crispy, water more it still gets crispy, water less it still gets crispy lol. Humidity is high where I live too. I still think she’s gorgeous. I don’t have this problem with any other calathea.
Ugh, this is one of my most difficult plants. She’s set on survival, although it’s not been a pretty journey thus far. I wish i could help. Is it getting direct sunlight, maybe burning the leaves? I just switched mine to a lighter soil mixture and a self watering pot, and she actually seems to love it so far. 🤞🤞🤞
humidity or SPIDER MITES
I have one and had the same issues, so I put a Canopy bedside humidifier right under her. Still getting slightly crispy leaves after a while because I think this type of humidifier is different than a standard one but it fits perfectly where I need it. It’s much better than it was, though. I think it’s best in a super humid environment
The main thing I’m seeing is that you spray her with water. When light lingers on water, it evaporates. In theory, that’s good for humidity. In reality, the heat from the light is so hot that the evaporated water crisps the leaves.
Baby needs a humidifier. The best one I’ve found for this kind of Stromanthe is the levoit cool air humidifier. Keep it at 65% to start, increase up to 80% if the leaves continue crisping at the edges. How old is she, and is the crisped growth the growth that was there when you bought the plant?
hard tap water makes the tip of the leaves crispy. If it was sunlight the leaves would be yellow and have crispy spots all over. Try distilled water or rainwater.
I agree with the others, don’t mist it, don’t use tap water, and check for spider mites. What kind of pot is that? If it’s terracotta I would repot it in something else that holds water a little more. And possibly water more frequently.