Calathea picturata

Calathea picturata
Calathea picturata 'Argentea'
Scientific classification
Kingdom:Plantae
Clade:Angiosperms
Clade:Monocots
Clade:Commelinids
Order:Zingiberales
Family:Marantaceae
Genus:Calathea
Species: C. picturata
Binomial name
Calathea picturata

Calathea picturata is a species of plant in the family Marantaceae, native to northwest Brazil.[1] It is a clump-forming evergreen perennial growing to 35–40 cm (14–16 in). The leaves are dark green above, purple below, marked heavily with silver along the veins and midriff. It is tender, with a minimum temperature of 16 °C (61 °F) required, and in temperate areas is cultivated indoors as a houseplant.[2]

The variety C. picturata 'Argentea', with silver leaves edged in green, has gained the Royal Horticultural Society's Award of Garden Merit.[3][4]

References

  1. ↑ Karl Heinrich Emil Koch & Jean Jules Linden. 1863. Wochenscrift des Vereines zur Befördung des Gärtenbaues in den Königlichen Preussischen Staaten für Gärtnerei und Pflanzenkunde 6(44): 346, Calathea picturata
  2. ↑ RHS A-Z encyclopedia of garden plants. United Kingdom: Dorling Kindersley. 2008. p. 1136. ISBN 1405332964.
  3. ↑ "RHS Plant Selector - Calathea picturata 'Argentea'". Retrieved 13 June 2013.
  4. ↑ "AGM Plants - Ornamental" (PDF). Royal Horticultural Society. July 2017. p. 43. Retrieved 3 March 2018.
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