Product Details
- Material
- Plant
- Additional information
- Brighten up your room with this fantastic coloured plants and be surprised of their movements of foliage during the day. With a wide range of varieties and many colours always a plant for every room. The genus Calathea includes some of the most beautiful and striking tropical foliage plants in the world. Closely related to the similarly gorgeous Maranta, Calathea species generally have boldly marked, upright, oblong leaves in a dazzling array of colors held on long, upright stalks.As true tropical plants, they are somewhat fussy about their conditions, but a well-grown Calathea is worth the effort.
- Dimensions
- Height: 45-60cm; width: 35-50cm
- Care instructions
- Indirect sunlight is best suited for this species. Direct sun will damage the leaves and low light will slow growth, so a bit of balance is required. Calatheas enjoy humidity in their natural climate. If you can try and raise the levels even if you just mist the plant or seat the pot on a tray of pebbles with water inside. When the humidity is low from dry air you may notice leaf tips browning.
- Colour of foliage
- Green, grey, pink and burgundy coloured
- Hardiness
- Yes
- Perennial
- Yes
- Planting instructions
- Repot once every 2 years. During spring is best.
- Rate of growth
- Average
- Soil type
- Use soil that holds moisture and drains well. A 2 part peat and 1 part sand or perlite mix will do the trick.
- Watering instructions
- Keep well watered throughout the growing season
- Latin name
- Calathea cultivars
- Eventual height
- 45-60cm
- Eventual width
- 35-50cm
- Scent
- Unscented
- Pot size
- 19cm
- Room temperature
- Ideal temperatures required should be between 60?F ? 75?F (15.5-24?C). Avoid sudden drops that will affect growth and cold drafts.
- Room position
- Indirect sunlight is best suited for this species. Direct sun will damage the leaves and low light will slow growth, so a bit of balance is required. Calatheas enjoy humidity in their natural climate. If you can try and raise the levels even if you just mist the plant or seat the pot on a tray of pebbles with water inside. When the humidity is low from dry air you may notice leaf tips browning.
- Annual
- No
- Feeding instructions
- Feed only during the growing season from April to October with a diluted liquid feed once every 2 weeks.
- Sold in store as mixed variety code
- Yes
- Diameter
- 35-50cm
- Capacity
- 3 liters
- Also available in Colour
- Smaller and bigger potsizes. Combinations with added value
- FirstKey SellingPoint
- Beautiful performance because of leaf-drawings
- SecondKey SellingPoint
- Air So Pure product
- ThirdKey SellingPoint
- Many colours
- FourthKey SellingPoint
- Moving foliage during the day