About Calathea

Calathea

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1 What is

1.1 Life Span

Not Available

1.2 Type

Tender Perennial

1.3 Origin

Central America, South America

1.4 Types

Calathea Makoyana, Calathea Zebrina, Calathea Lancifolia

1.4.1 Number of Varieties

300

Rank: 21 (Overall) ▶

0 40000

1.5 Habitat

Subtropical climates, tropical environments, Tropical rainforest, Tropical regions

1.6 USDA Hardiness Zone

Not Available

0 99

1.7 AHS Heat Zone

12-1

1.8 Sunset Zone

1.9 Habit

Not Available

2 Information

2.1 Plant Size

2.1.1 Minimum Height

Not Available

Rank: N/A (Overall) ▶

0.54 3900

2.1.2 Minimum Width

Not Available

Rank: N/A (Overall) ▶

0.1 6350

2.2 Plant Color

2.2.1 Flower Color

Not Available

2.2.2 Flower Color Modifier

Bicolor

2.2.3 Fruit Color

Not Available

2.2.4 Leaf Color in Spring

Not Available

2.2.5 Leaf Color in Summer

Not Available

2.2.6 Leaf Color in Fall

Not Available

2.2.7 Leaf Color in Winter

Light Green

2.3 Shape

2.3.1 Leaf Shape

Oval

2.4 Thorns

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7% - Tender Perennial Garden Plants have it ! ▶

3 Season

3.1 Plant Season

Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter

3.2 Growing Conditions

3.2.1 Sunlight

Partial Sun, Partial shade

3.2.2 Growth Rate

Not Available

3.2.3 Type of Soil

Loam, Sand

3.2.4 The pH of Soil

Not Available

3.2.5 Soil Drainage

Average

3.2.6 Bloom Time

Indeterminate

3.2.7 Repeat Bloomer

Not Available

3.3 Tolerances

Drought

4 Care

4.1 Where to Plant?

Container, Ground, Pot

4.2 How to Plant?

Seedlings

4.3 Plant Maintenance

Medium

4.4 Watering Plants

4.4.1 Watering Requirements

Keep the ground moist but not water-logged, Requires regular watering, Requires watering in the growing season

4.4.2 In Summer

Lots of watering

4.4.3 In Spring

Moderate

4.4.4 In Winter

Average Water

4.5 Soil

4.5.1 Soil pH

Not Available

4.5.2 Soil Type

Loam, Sand

4.5.3 Soil Drainage Capacity

Average

4.6 Sun Exposure

Partial Sun, Partial shade

4.7 Pruning

Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead leaves

4.8 Fertilizers

All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer

4.9 Pests and Diseases

Red blotch

4.10 Plant Tolerance

Drought

5 Facts

5.1 Flowers

Not Available

5.1.1 Flower Petal Number

Not Available

5.2 Fruits

5.2.1 Showy Fruit

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15% - Tender Perennial Garden Plants have it ! ▶

5.2.2 Edible Fruit

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8% - Tender Perennial Garden Plants have it ! ▶

5.3 Fragrance

5.3.1 Fragrant Flower

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40% - Tender Perennial Garden Plants have it ! ▶

5.3.2 Fragrant Fruit

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4% - Tender Perennial Garden Plants have it ! ▶

5.3.3 Fragrant Leaf

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19% - Tender Perennial Garden Plants have it ! ▶

5.3.4 Fragrant Bark/Stem

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13% - Tender Perennial Garden Plants have it ! ▶

5.4 Showy Foliage

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57% - Tender Perennial Garden Plants have it ! ▶

5.5 Showy Bark

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1% - Tender Perennial Garden Plants have it ! ▶

5.6 Foliage Texture

Coarse

5.7 Foliage Sheen

Glossy

5.8 Evergreen

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No - Tender Perennial Garden Plants has it ! ▶

5.9 Invasive

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3% - Tender Perennial Garden Plants have it ! ▶

5.10 Self-Sowing

Not Available

5.11 Attracts

Spider Mites

5.12 Allergy

Not Available

6 Benefits

6.1 Uses

6.1.1 Aesthetic Uses

Beautification, Landscape Designing, Showy Purposes

6.1.2 Beauty Benefits

Not Available

6.1.3 Edible Uses

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50% - Tender Perennial Garden Plants have it ! ▶

6.1.4 Environmental Uses

Air purification

6.2 Plant Benefits

6.2.1 Medicinal Uses

Not Available

6.2.2 Part of Plant Used

Leaves

6.2.3 Other Uses

Decoration Purposes, Showy Purposes, Used as Ornamental plant

6.3 Used As Indoor Plant

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64% - Tender Perennial Garden Plants have it ! ▶

6.4 Used As Outdoor Plant

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All - Tender Perennial Garden Plants have it ! ▶

6.5 Garden Design

Container, Houseplant, Tropical

7 Scientific Name

7.1 Botanical Name

CALATHEA

7.2 Common Name

Calathea

7.2.1 In Hindi

Calathea

7.2.2 In German

Calathea

7.2.3 In French

Calathea

7.2.4 In Spanish

Calathea

7.2.5 In Greek

Calathea

7.2.6 In Portuguese

Calathea

7.2.7 In Polish

Calathea

7.2.8 In Latin

Calathea

8 Classification

8.1 Kingdom

Plantae

8.2 Phylum

Tracheophyta

8.3 Class

Magnoliopsida

8.4 Order

Zingiberales

8.5 Family

Marantaceae

8.6 Genus

Calathea

8.7 Clade

Not Available

8.8 Tribe

Not Available

8.9 Subfamily

Not Available

8.10 Number of Species

Not Available

Rank: N/A (Overall) ▶

1 27800

Properties of Calathea

Want to know the properties of Calathea? Then you are at the right place. Here you'll know everything about every plant. Knowing the properties of garden plants is very interesting. Calathea is a flowering plantalso, its flowers are non fragrant. Many garden plants possess some allergies. One should know everything about before planting. It has allergic reactions which are Not Available. Calathea Benefits are as follows:

Medicinal use: Not Available
Part of plant used: Leaves

It is always necessary for every botanist to study and know all the characteristics of every plant. Scientific classification which includes kingdom, clade, genus, tribe and order are important parameters to understand for every botanist. The gardener must know the properties like the kind of soil required, the amount of water needed, fertilization and pruning required for respective plant. All these properties differ according to plant.

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Calathea Physical Information

Physical information is must while knowing everything about Calathea. Physical information includes the exterior appearance of the plant. The appearance of the plants is well considered factor, especially when you want your garden to be very attractive. Learn about color of leaves and flowers which differs even from the same species of plants. Calathea physical information is as follows: Not Available tall and Not Available wide. Its leaf shape is Oval. Also it has following color specifications:

Flower color: Not Available
Leaf color: Not Available

Care of Calathea

Taking Calathea Care is very important. Pruning, fertilizing, timely watering is very important care factors of any plant. If proper care is taken, results are refreshing and green plants which have a healthy life. Hence every garden plant care should be taken properly. Care of Calathea include pruning, which should be done Remove damaged leaves and Remove dead leaves. The watering done in summer is Lots of watering and in winter is Average Water. It needs Partial Sun, Partial shade for its proper growth.

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Season and care of Calathea

Many a times, care of plants is dependent on the season of the plant. Hence season and care of Calathea is important if you are planning to plant it in your garden. It is a Not Available plant. Calathea is a very important plant from . There are 300 varieties of this plant, among which some popular species are: Calathea Makoyana, Calathea Zebrina, Calathea Lancifolia. This plant's habitat is Subtropical climates, tropical environments, Tropical rainforest and Tropical regions and it comes in the hardiness zone Not Available. If you want to keep your garden blooming for all year, grow different plants which blooms in different seasons. Also, understanding habitat of plants is necessary to know, it helps to adjust the environment of the plant like the type of soil and temperature needed for it, according to region it originated from.