Calathea zebrina

Calathea zebrina
Scientific classification
Kingdom:Plantae
Clade:Angiosperms
Clade:Monocots
Clade:Commelinids
Order:Zingiberales
Family:Marantaceae
Genus:Calathea
Species: C. zebrina
Binomial name
Calathea zebrina
Synonyms[1]
  • Calathea binotii Gentil
  • Endocodon zebrina (Sims) Raf.
  • Goeppertia zebrina (Sims) Nees
  • Maranta bicolor Vell. nom. illeg.
  • Maranta pulchella Linden ex K.Koch
  • Maranta zebrina Sims
  • Phrynium bicolor K.Koch
  • Phrynium pulchellum Linden ex K.Koch
  • Phrynium zebrinum (Sims) Roscoe
  • Phyllodes zebrina (Sims) Kuntze

Calathea zebrina (zebra plant) is a species of plant in the family Marantaceae, native to southeastern Brazil.[2][3][4] This plant has gained the Royal Horticultural Society's Award of Garden Merit.[5][6]

Etymology

The scientific name Calathea comes from the Greek word kalathos and means "basket". Zebrina means "with zebra lands".

Description

It is an evergreen perennial growing to 1 m (3 ft 3 in). The long stalks to 30 cm (12 in) carry elliptical leaves 45 cm (18 in) or more long. The leaves are dark green above, dark red below, the spines, veins and margins etched in lime green.

Cultivation

It is tender, with a minimum temperature of 16 °C (61 °F) required, and in temperate areas is cultivated indoors as a houseplant. Normal room temperature, that is around 20°C, is a suitable temperature for this plant all year round. It prefers a brightly-lit spot, but does not tolerate direct sun. The soil should be kept moist throughout the summer, when it cannot tolerate drought. Nutrition can be given every other week during the growing season from spring to fall, but no supplement during the winter. To give the blades a pleasant humidity, it can be showered with lukewarm water as often as possible. Replanting takes place when needed during the spring.[7]

See also

References

  1. ↑ "The Plant List: A Working List of All Plant Species".
  2. ↑ Rafinesque, Constantine Samuel. 1838. Flora Telluriana 4: 49-50, Endocodon
  3. ↑ John Lindley. Edwards's Bot. Reg. 14: sub t. 1210 (1829)
  4. ↑ Sims, John. 1817. Botanical Magazine 44: t. 1926, Maranta zebrina
  5. ↑ "RHS Plant Selector - Calathea zebrina". Retrieved 13 June 2013.
  6. ↑ "AGM Plants - Ornamental" (PDF). Royal Horticultural Society. July 2017. p. 43. Retrieved 3 March 2018.
  7. ↑ RHS A-Z encyclopedia of garden plants. United Kingdom: Dorling Kindersley. 2008. p. 1136. ISBN 1405332964.
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