Scientific Name:
Calathea roseopicta
Pronunciation:
ka-LAY-thee-uh ROE-zee-oh-PICK-uh
Common Name:
calathea
Family Name:
Marantaceae
Plant Type:
Indoor foliage plant
Key ID Features:
Foliage is dark green with white vein-like patterns, and is fuzzy.
Habit:
Spreading, Upright
Form:
Mounded
Texture:
Coarse
Mature Height:
0.2 - 0.4m
Mature Spread:
0.3 - 0.6m
Origin:
Central America, South America
Hardiness Rating:
Zone 11: (above 4 °C)
Exposure:
Part sun/part shade
Soil/Growing Medium:
Water Use:
Moderate
Landscape Uses:
Indoor plant
Additional Info:
Google. Cultivars shown may include C. 'Medallion'. Note: some cultivars may look very similar to C. veitchiana.
Leaf Morphology:
Form:
Simple
Arrangement:
Basal
Texture/Venation:
Leathery
Surfaces:
Lustrous
Colour in Summer:
Green, Dark-green, Green-yellow, Pink, Dark-red, Striking coloration: Green-dark green bands above, pink stripe around margin; lower surface dark red
Shapes:
Ovate
Apices:
Acute
Bases:
Cuneate
Margins:
Entire
Additional Info:
Leaves variegated
Inflorescence Type:
Flower Morphology:
Flowers perfect
Number Of Petals:
3
Corolla Shape:
Bilabiate
Ovary Position:
Inferior
Colour (petals):
White, Blue, Violet
Flower Time at Peak:
Apr, May
Fruit Type:
Capsule
Fruit Colour:
Brown
Fruiting Time:
Bark or Stem Colour:
Organ Modifications:
Aerial or climbing roots, Fleshy monocot roots, Rhizomes
Propagation:
Division - below ground parts
Optimal Temp.:
High
Light Level:
Medium
Maintenance:
High
Pest Susceptibility:
Aphids or adelgids, Bacterial leaf spot, Mealybugs, Mites, Root rot, Scale insects
