It is difficult to imagine more beautifully patterned plant than the Calathea “Makoyana”. It is called Peacock Plant or Cathedral Windows for a good reason. This Calathea’s pale green ten-inch long leaves are covered in thin darker lines and large dark green ovals that form a feather-like pattern. Turn the leaf over and all those …
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Calathea ‘Beauty Star’ is a South American native perennial with long, fairly narrow dark green leaves flamboyantly stripped in paler green, silver, and white. The underside is rich purple. This Calathea is a cultivar of Calathea ornata, a large group of stripped Calatheas, very popular house plants because of their vivid leaf patterns. Calathea “Beauty …
Calathea “Musaica” (Goeppertia kegeljanii) is a beautiful plant native to Brazilian tropical jungles. It has an intricate network of fine yellow-green lines that create a mosaic that covers the entire surface of its medium-green leaves. The network of fine lines gave Calathea “Musaica” its popular name Calathea “Network”. Let the light shine through the leaves to see …
Calathea White Fusion is a magnificent and highly valued house plant for its incredible coloring: large glossy leaves have white stripes and edges and a delicate purple underside. No wonder it is popularly known as a ‘peacock plant.” This Calathea is considered a queen of “prayer plants”, plants from the family Marantaceae, but also a …
Calathea Roseoptica is the ideal plant to get a tropical vibe going. Calathea Roseopicta is also called the Rose-Painted Calathea. With large, flashy leaves this plant becomes the tropical statement. But how do you care for this plant? Calathea Roseoptica Care Calathea Roseoptica prefers humid soil using a peat-based potting mix or regular potting soil …