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Re: Calathea

Not much advice here but I had the same situation.  This plant did perfectly 
well for months on end then all of a sudden it started to deteriorate until 
nothing was salvageable, at least that I could detect. 

Since this is such a beautiful plant, I, too, would like to know what went 
wrong and how to prevent it in the future should I succumb again.




At 10:02 AM 11/6/97 EST, you wrote:
>I have a Calathea and it seemed to be doing fine until recently.  I know 
>they are sensitive to chlorine water.  I have been filling up a milk gallon 
>jug and letting it sit overnight before I use the water.  Anyway, Chleo had 
>brown tips on his leaves, I trimmed them off and now ALL the leaves that I 
>touched are turning completely yellow.  Some have had burn spots in the 
>middle and they are turning yellow as well.  I did move his location, where 
>he gets medium sunlight.  Was this what's causing this?  Also, can I stop a 
>leaf from completely turning yellow once it starts?  I see new growht in 
>him so I know he's doing pretty okay.  Any tips on Calathea's ?  I have the 
>basics from a manual, would like experienced advise.
>
>
>....Lysette
>
Carole Lindholm
lindholm@shout.net
"May I always be the kind of person my dog thinks I am "
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