This is the ONLY way I’ll grow a Calathea! I created this video when we lived in PHX before making the 1,000+ mile trek to Iowa. She survived the move however, she was buried in boxes and… 🥲 I have over 250 houseplants and I put off owning calathea for years to avoid the heart break. Growing calathea in water was absolutely unheard of at the time. I developed a love for growing plants in water (it’s beautiful, you don’t have fungus gnats, and it’s far less care compared to plants in soil), and a few years ago, I figured I’d try my hand at growing Calathea this way! At first I tried LECA and it was insanely easy and my Calathea thrived! I then decided - let’s go full hydro and only use water! My Pin Stripe Calathea here went into water, roots and all 7 months ago. She’s absolutely thrived ever since (aside from the one time she ran out of water for a few days and I didn’t realize it 😬 she lost alotta leaves and got crispy at the time). She’s got constant new growth, that’s healthier than any soil grown calathea I’ve ever seen! Heres my routine with her: I always add 1/4 strength HHHP fertilizer whenever the water is low (linked in my bio with a discount code). I typically just top the water off and keep it right at the base of the plant. Unless, the water/vase looks dirty, I’ll do a full change out! I try to only use distilled water and avoid tap. The salts and minerals and tap can potentially make her leaves get crispy if you have super hard water. I give her a full bath every few months to clean the foliage, (this increases growth because she’s capturing the maximum amount of sunlight she can). It also keeps her pest free because Calathea are a Spider Mites favorite snack, and they’ll pop up out of no where. I use Plant Soap for this which you can also put into a spray bottle and spray the plant down instead of submerging it like I did! That’s linked in my bio too under “plant spa day kit” If you’d rather me send you any of these links, comment “happy and hydro” and I’ll message you! Follow for more houseplant help! Much love, plant fam! xo - Chantel #calathea #hydroponics #houseplants #planttips #houseplantsofinstagram #plantsmakemehappy