By regularly pruning the dead leaves you keep this plant in good shape. Always use a clean and sharp blade to avoid unnecessary damage to the plant. Prune leaves as close to the base as possible.

If they get too much light, the colours and the drawings on the leaf will fade. If they get too little light, the drawings will fade. Another signal of too little light is increasingly longer stems and less and less leaves. The Calathea Makoyana then looks for light, as it were.

The right frequency and amount of water are always difficult with houseplants. The soil should remain slightly moist, but should never be soggy. Always give small amounts of water. Pay attention to the signals that the Calathea Makoyana gives. If the plant starts to get yellow leaves, this means too long a period of too much water. Then you know that you should water less often and less. If the leaves start to hang or curl up, you are not watering enough.

The Calathea Makoyana is a fairly slow grower. Growth mainly takes place in spring and summer. As the days get shorter, growth will slow down (read more about plants and light?).

The need for nutrition is greatest during the growing period. During the period, give a little liquid houseplant food 1 to 2 times a month. Read the instructions on the packaging carefully. Feeding too much can cause damage to the plant.

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