Figuring Out Calathea Indoors - February 2022
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Sometime in 2021, we bought a couple of prayer plants. They were on a deep discount sale at Home Depot and as you all know: I love a deal. These are formally called Calatheas and are part of the family Marantaceae . And, they're always listed as one of the houseplants that tolerate 'low light' , but after having this one around for a bit, I've learned a few things. When we brought this one home - you can see how it currently looks below - it was a more-full plant in a 6" plastic container that had drainage holes in the bottom. What happened? Well, the plant struggled. Brown tips, die-back and curled existing leaves with very little growth. It was spending most of its time on the screened porch, but like everything else, I brought it in during the cold weather in January. Below is a look at one of the mature, existing leaves. These all had brown tips that I trimmed off and have been monitoring them since that haircut....