Form large clumps on trees at altitudes 2100m. Thick leaves, densely covered with fine, white scales. Form a small rosette.
The flower are bright yellow.
This is a cultivar (cultivated variety) of a small shrub introduced around 1868. The plant has plum-coloured young stems, a very beautiful grey-green leaves in four ranks and white flowers. Flowers...
Calathea is a herbaceous perennial from the Tropical Americas like Brazil, Guyana, Columbia and Nicaragua. The handsome leaves are the attraction for tropical gardeners and indoor plant lovers as...
Need a regular to moderate water and good drainage....
The upper side of the leaves are silver-gray with dark green spots. The under side of the leaf is burgandy. This plant stores water, becareful not to over water.