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Calathea
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About Calathea

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What is

Life Span

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Type

Tender Perennial

Origin

Central America, South America

Types

Calathea Makoyana, Calathea Zebrina, Calathea Lancifolia

Number of Varieties

300
Rank: 28 (Overall)
0 40000
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Habitat

Subtropical climates, tropical environments, Tropical rainforest, Tropical regions

USDA Hardiness Zone

-9999
0 99
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AHS Heat Zone

12-1

Sunset Zone

H2

Habit

-

Information

Plant Size

Minimum Height

30.00 cm
0 3900
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Minimum Width

30.00 cm
0 6350
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Plant Color

Flower Color

-

Flower Color Modifier

Bicolor

Fruit Color

-

Leaf Color in Spring

-

Leaf Color in Summer

-

Leaf Color in Fall

-

Leaf Color in Winter

Light Green

Shape

Leaf Shape

Oval

Thorns

8% - Tender Perennial Garden Plants

Season

Plant Season

Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter

Growing Conditions

Sunlight

Partial Sun, Partial shade

Growth Rate

-

Type of Soil

Loam, Sand

The pH of Soil

-

Soil Drainage

Average

Bloom Time

Indeterminate

Repeat Bloomer

-

Tolerances

Drought

Care

Where to Plant?

Container, Ground, Pot

How to Plant?

Seedlings

Plant Maintenance

Medium

Watering Plants

Watering Requirements

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

In Summer

Lots of watering

In Spring

Moderate

In Winter

Average Water

Soil

Soil pH

-

Soil Type

Loam, Sand

Soil Drainage Capacity

Average

Sun Exposure

Partial Sun, Partial shade

Pruning

Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead leaves

Fertilizers

All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer

Pests and Diseases

Red blotch

Plant Tolerance

Drought

Facts

Flowers

-

Flower Petal Number

-

Fruits

Showy Fruit

13% - Tender Perennial Garden Plants

Edible Fruit

6% - Tender Perennial Garden Plants

Fragrance

Fragrant Flower

45% - Tender Perennial Garden Plants

Fragrant Fruit

8% - Tender Perennial Garden Plants

Fragrant Leaf

21% - Tender Perennial Garden Plants

Fragrant Bark/Stem

16% - Tender Perennial Garden Plants

Showy Foliage

55% - Tender Perennial Garden Plants have it !

Showy Bark

1% - Tender Perennial Garden Plants

Foliage Texture

Coarse

Foliage Sheen

Glossy

Evergreen

9% - Tender Perennial Garden Plants

Invasive

3% - Tender Perennial Garden Plants

Self-Sowing

-

Attracts

Spider Mites

Allergy

-

Benefits

Uses

Aesthetic Uses

Beautification, Landscape Designing, Showy Purposes

Beauty Benefits

-

Edible Uses

52% - Tender Perennial Garden Plants

Environmental Uses

Air purification

Plant Benefits

Medicinal Uses

-

Part of Plant Used

Leaves

Other Uses

Decoration Purposes, Showy Purposes, Used as Ornamental plant

Used As Indoor Plant

60% - Tender Perennial Garden Plants have it !

Used As Outdoor Plant

All - Tender Perennial Garden Plants have it !

Garden Design

Container, Houseplant, Tropical

Scientific Name

Botanical Name

CALATHEA

Common Name

Calathea

In Hindi

Calathea

In German

Calathea

In French

Calathea

In Spanish

Calathea

In Greek

Calathea

In Portuguese

Calathea

In Polish

Calathea

In Latin

Calathea

Classification

Kingdom

Plantae

Phylum

Tracheophyta

Class

Magnoliopsida

Order

Zingiberales

Family

Marantaceae

Genus

Calathea

Clade

-

Tribe

-

Subfamily

-

Number of Species

300
Rank: 55 (Overall)
1 27800
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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 . Calathea Benefits are as follows:

  • Medicinal use:

  • Part of plant used:

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.

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: tall and wide. Its leaf shape is . Also it has following color specifications:

  • Flower color:
  • Leaf color:

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 . The watering done in summer is and in winter is . It needs for its proper growth.

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 plant. Calathea is a very important plant from Tender Perennial. There are varieties of this plant, among which some popular species are: . This plant's habitat is and it comes in the hardiness zone . 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.