My Calathea NIGHTMARE the one I had to BIN!

Calathea struggles are REAL! Here's the heartbreaking story of one that just couldn't be saved.
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✅ VIDEO CONTENTS:
00:00 Introduction
00:22 Trail of Crispy Calatheas
00:57 The calathea Whisperer
01:45 Calathea Thai Beauty
02:28 Calathea Makoyana
02:48 Calathea Fasicata
03:06 Calathea Orbifolia
03:38 Reflections
04:18 Calathea in the bin
The video is about how calatheas are difficult plants but it also tries to cover the following subjects:
Calathea brown leaves
Calathea crispy leaves
TITLE: My Calathea NIGHTMARE the one I had to bin!
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[@TajmToCook]

I am a new plant parent and basically first plant I bought (right after unrooted monstera adansonii), was calathea zebrina 😊. I watched plenty videos beforehand so I was aware about this drama queen's tantrums however, I have accepted the challenge. She looks too good to pass her by. I got her for just over 2 weeks now and she still looks pretty much the same amazing as she arrived. However, today, I cut off one leaf from the centre as it started to be more yellow than green and looked like it got chicken pox or something like that. Hope she is not getting sick 😁

[@Nat-cj4ff]

I received one as a gift and I swear that plant was cursed. 🤣🤣 RIP Cala.

[@TheLecaQueen]

🤣🤣🤣

[@ShayyButter]

my calatheas were tempermental untill I switched them to distilled water & put a self fertilizing sticks in. Its a shame therye so picky because theyre all beautiful!

[@TheLecaQueen]

I like that you have found something that works for you.

[@MeAndMyPokok]

Oh my. I thought I was doing it wrong. "Thank you" for making me feel better about my failure. Huge relief to hear even pro's like yourself stumbled upon issues with calathea. As of now, I stopped buying calathea and turned to anthurium, which in my opinion are easier to care 🌿🌱💚

[@TheLecaQueen]

It is not us, it is the plants!!!😆

[@MeAndMyPokok]

@@TheLecaQueen 😂🤣😅💯

[@aplantprocess]

Well done 🙌 Such great editing. Wonderful content. Clever commentary. My fusion looked amazing for months. One day of too much sun and it declined so dramatically that I wondered if we were really meant to be.

[@TheLecaQueen]

Thank you so much! I had fun with this one! As for your fusion, what can I say! calathealusion!

[@kimgomez8099]

You are so funny, and thank you for all the good info.

[@TheLecaQueen]

Thanks for watching!

[@renatecormick7399]

I ordered a red maranta from a nursery not far from me in QLD and it arrived with spider mite, which in turn killed my beautiful Makoyana as well as my precious Alocasia Polly. All lived on the end of our dining table away from the rest of my houseplants so they were saved. Unrelated, my rattlesnake plant lived in a corner of my bedroom and gave me such joy when it showed the purple underside of leaves when she closed them at night. Then out of the blue the leaves died from the stem outward to leaf tips, I’ve never seen such strange behaviour on any plant so I chopped all but about 3 leaves and put it outside to recover.

[@TheLecaQueen]

Oh dear!!! That sounds traumatic!

[@user-zs5jb5bh9j]

I have a boot hill of calethea prayer plants, red green purple ...I have a dry arid living room and lack overhead sunlight. I don't feel as such a failure now, if the Leca Queen is having issues my belief it is the fussyness of the plant species.

[@TheLecaQueen]

Exactly, not us, it is the plants!!!

[@yolyV-hg3uc]

Your humor was great. Luv your new hairstyle too

[@TheLecaQueen]

Thank you!

[@lilnatcat]

I think the only calathea I still have is Freddy which just lives outside in the greenhouse out of sight and seems ok at the moment as it’s pushing out new leaves. I’m tempted to take it out of the greenhouse and have it on display to appreciate it but thinking I might kill it that way….. 😂

[@OMM-kl1zu]

I hear you Nora!!!! I love Calatheas, but yes I have struggled with many for years. I have only recently transferred mine all to Leca and they are doing better in this medium than soil. Some Calatheas thrive more than others. I think some Calatheas, like the Thai Beauty, would do best in places like Queensland. Temperature can be a big factor for these drama Queens!!!! Loved this video.

[@TheLecaQueen]

You know what, I agree with you 100% Too cold in Melbourne.

[@ConnieP92]

Yes my Roseopicta....ive even got her in a humidity bin and shes dying!!!!! Ive almost given up on her 😞😩🥺

[@TheLecaQueen]

Oh Connie, I feel your pain!

[@GreenWitch1]

I don’t as watching a video today & saw a calathea. I thought to myself, I’ll never buy one of those. Most of them do have browning leaves.

[@TheLecaQueen]

Good for you!!! Some of us are still in the thick of Calathealusion!

[@GreenWitch1]

@@TheLecaQueen Your big one is phenomenal, so I get it.

[@ESan333]

When I started getting into plants, I quickly learned not to get calatheas. Then I stopped getting those succulent plants. Now it’s only ones I know I can take care of & keep alive. I don’t have the good facing window so low lights have been my thing. 😁

[@TheLecaQueen]

You my dear friend have a good head on your shoulders!

[@furio1467]

У каждого свой опыт. Не держу свои Калатеи у окно. Это одни только проблемы. Они стоят под фитолампами по 14-15 часов в сутки. По началу, возможно, за калатеями и сложно смотреть, но с опытом понимаешь, что не сложные эти растения, просто нужно знать определённые особенности - и все станет намного проще с ними.

[@furio1467]

​​@@TheLecaQueenвсе от интереса зависит. У меня только одни Калатеи (17 сортов). С них я и начинал серьёзно изучать вопрос ухода о растениях. Были и есть проблемы, но как без этого? - это хобби. Первая Калатея появилась 8 месяцев назад. Я за это время много всего узнал: о профессиональном удобрении, подсвсетке; типе полива и многое другое. Если нужно тупо поставить растение для интерьера, конечно, им будет сложно с Калатеями. Но и тут не так все сложно. Я сестре подарил Калатею. Подобрал грунт, посадил на фитильный полив, заселились бактериями, купил подставку с лампой - ей и вникать то уже не нужно. Всё готово.

[@rebeccahenderson7761]

Calatheas are awesome! I suggest: treat them like a 'fern'. Never, ever let them get dry and they will be gorgeous. I'm doing semi-hydro. I suggest peat moss and some tree fern fibre mixed with perlite. - Yeah, your examples are hardier thick glossy leaves. I'm shocked your orbifolio is in leca, wow!

[@TheLecaQueen]

Yep, she is in leca, was in soil before but leca now, as for the substrates you recommend, I personally would not even bother, leca or pon, or death is my take on things!

[@Tjescoo]

Never has any calathea loved me. However, my plant care is minimal compared to yours :)

[@user99351]

I’ve got a couple that are doing well in straight sphagnum moss.

[@TheLecaQueen]

Nice one! Fingers crossed for you!

[@deborahchetcuti1602]

Tristar, (techically not one but close enough.) Dottie, Medallion.... GONE. Shrivelled into chrispy potato chips. I only have two now. My Mokoyana and Orbi is all I have left. They are fine. I think I won't buy them anymore. IF I do get pulled into it,.... it will be a Lanifolia. Then that's it!🙃

[@rakaiah]

I have four calatheas, and even though they grow well and have no crispy leaves they just seem to spawn pests out of thin air and it’s driving me insane 😭😤😆

[@babs1076]

I have several calatheas and they do well, except orbifolia- which is my favorite. I am so envious of yours and wish I could grow one so well! I even tried it in pon, and it hated that.

[@Julizabatz9891]

Omg I’m not the only one doing it all wrong 😑 Thank you Queen 🙏💚

[@TheLecaQueen]

In all seriousness, I am pretty sure we ae not doing it wrong, we are just not doing it right for the Calatheas we have in our homes!

[@MarisaAndChew]

I finally got orbifolia! It's been elusive locally and expensive online but i got two starter pots for 4 dollars last week. I put them together in a chunky mix and self-watering and they're both putting out their first leaves for me! The leaves they had all had crispy on them but the roots looked good and i saw potential and figured if i failed it's 4 dollars instead of 30. I may have told them that their Aunt Nora from Australia wanted me to have them and for them to be big and strong 😬 I have 13 prayer plants right now (2 medallion). I'm hoping they'll pray for each other and all do well 🫣 I think my favorite thing about them is looking at them and seeing the little round roll of new leaves poking up like a little "hello? Can i grow here?" Hehe i also love when they move and they catch on a leaf or wall etc and then they are suddenly bouncing. I do have the white fusion on my list but only if i find it for a very good price like all the others (15 or less) bc I'm sick of buying plants just to own a an empty nursery pot. I told my mom I'm considering buying leca for a few of my plants like my hoya. She asked me what leca was. I told her "Clay marbles the cat will find at 2am" 🤣

[@Wellbaby94]

I keep watching for a follow up to your Maidenhair Fern leca transition. I’m hoping she’s beautiful

[@TheLecaQueen]

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[@SinfulVapor]

I recently bought a calathea elgergrass on the understanding that it was the easiest one to grow 😂🤣😂🤣 it has dropped leaves on a regular basis no matter what I do but still has new growth so I'll keep trying...it does seem to prefer plain old led lights over grow lights 🤷

[@erikm8372]

They really do well with natural, but indirect, bright light. Mine are in a northwestern exposure, I live in California though. So mine are outside under a patio structure. It seems as if north facing would be full shade, but no, all the sunlight is heavily reflected off of the white-painted house and the windows, and the pavement. So I think that bright, indirect or reflective light suits them ideally. Same with other genera like Peperomia, ferns, and most aroids, too.

[@sandy_carpetsthesecond5013]

I don't have a calathea, and I never have had one, But I've been thinking about buying a Calathea yellow fusion for a while now. I know it seems like a bit of a jump into calatheas, but I'm just delusional in general, so I feel like I could probably take care of one (because I do well with pretty much every consistently moist plant). If not, I'll just place it in a vase and grow it aquaponically. 🤷‍♂

[@erikm8372]

Just make sure it’s distilled water or reverse osmosis only. At the least, spring water is okay too. They need some natural minerals which are likely to be in spring or filtered water, it’s just the fluoride and chlorine that seem to be problematic in municipal water. Aquaponics may work, but watch them become divas, as if it’s “not enough” aeration all of a sudden 🤣

[@JuanellHopper]

Most of my calatheas are fine except that calathea rattlesnake. It is the one that doesn't like where it's more humid in the house. It doesn't like it where the others love the gentle light from the kitchen window. So I finally just put it among my other plants and said live or die. It's the one that is not satisfied with anything. The others are gorgeous since I started using water conditioner. Even my medallion

[@dollycaldwell4938]

omg...thank you for making feel like a human plant parent......I have one calethea that is doing well.....I have 4 that I have killed....I give up....and will continue to nuture the Leopard that is growing well.....ugh

[@TheLecaQueen]

You are very welcome!

[@carolstuff]

Love the name Nora! I have none.

[@TheLecaQueen]

You my friend are wiser than most!🥰

[@jimmyjo1375]

I just bought a White Fusion…again. 😑

[@TheLecaQueen]

Oh dear.......go to the back of the line for the Calathealusion treatment plan.

[@Cynosapiens]

Side-eyeing my once vigorous Goeppertia insignis... 😒

[@TheLecaQueen]

You poor thing! Both you and the plant!

[@msladyjune3285]

🪴Happy Planting🌿

[@TheLecaQueen]

Yes, thank you

[@user-st9qd5ib4z]

❤❤❤

[@apxj8994]

I bought two Calathea plants today 😅

[@TheLecaQueen]

All the best to you!

[@lilyt5855]

It's the spidermites for me. Ugh

[@102HuevosFritos]

lol 😅hahaha I feel that

[@erikm8372]

The delusion might just be real… I made a list of past plants, and not just Calatheas, that I’ve killed or that have died, that I want to eventually buy again. Because now I’m believing I can actually “crack the code”. Dare I even say those words out loud…I’ll jinx myself probably. Lol. But really, I’m proud to say I currently have some pretty easy ones going strong, the _Ctenanthes_ Burle Marx, _setosa_ 'Grey Star' & lubbersiana, _Stromanthe sanguinea_ (not the 'triostar'), and my biggest surprise, the not-so-easy _Geoppoertia ornata_ or pinstripe calathea. One of the biggest divas ever. Somehow seems to like full shade, northwest facing, outdoors in Southern California, with NOTHING but distilled water. I barely even feed the thing because I don’t want to scare it to death with SALTS… Lord. 😂

[@erikm8372]

Oh yes! My other big surprise is my red _Maranta leuconeura_ that I’ve had outdoors, same conditions as the others, for over a year. Shocking. Even more shocking is the cutting I took from it, also over a year ago, that rooted in water and has gone on to thrive in Pon. I surprised myself.

[@TheLecaQueen]

It's like you just never know what is going to work right?

[@-Plant_Fiend]

😂😂😂 Calathealusion…..

[@TheLecaQueen]

It's a real word!!! Tell your friends! Better yet tell the Oxford people who decide the word of the year!

[@malindarayallen]

Your mistake was not feeding your calathea your tears. Also, your hopes and dreams. Calatheas want everything from you and will not accept any less.

[@TheLecaQueen]

Too funny and too true. I am pretty sure they want my first born as well!!

[@TheLecaQueen]

Too true and too funny. I am pretty sure they want my first born as well!

[@malindarayallen]

@@TheLecaQueen Oh, absolutely! They are the Rumpelstiltskin of plants!

[@Wanderlust2602]

I’ve fed them my soul and they were still not satisfied 😅

[@malindarayallen]

@@Wanderlust2602 I'm sorry to hear that. Perhaps the soul of your first born as a soil amendment? 🤔

[@fillistine]

😂😂😂

[@massielr3116]

😂

[@brendapatterson7123]

Calatheas come to my house to die...I no longer buy them as an act of mercy.

[@TheLecaQueen]

I applaud you oh merciful One!🙌👏