Calathea orbifolia
Calathea orbifolia is an exquisite tropical foliage plant with a bushy, clump-forming habit. This attractive, Calathea has bold-striped, luxurious foliage with a strongly-contrasting green and silver colour pattern. The rounded leaves are broader than most Calatheas. As a typical Calathea, C. orbifolia too earns its nickname as ‘living plant’ because it closes or rises its leaves at night and uncurls or lowers them again in the morning. Calathea orbifolia is native to tropical areas of South America, where it grows as an evergreen perennial in the shady, damp understories of rainforests. It makes for a stylish and easy houseplant. Calathea orbifolia is commonly known as Goeppertia orbifolia, Peacock plant or Zebra plant, because of its striking exotic leaf pattern. Evanthia has Calathea orbifolia starting material available all year round, as tissue culture young plants. Ask our team for the Calathea cultivation manual for commercial production. Check out all Calatheas in the Evanthia range.
Properties
Botanical name:
Calathea orbifolia
Family:
Marantaceae
Series name:
Product group:
Calathea
VBN code:
Status:
Product group:
Airpurifying
Tropical
Cultivation information
Starting material:
Young plant from tissue culture
Pot size:
cm
Stem length:
-
cm
Growing location:
Plant density:
/m2
Sowing period:
Growing temperature:
Pot size:
cm
Pot size:
40-80
cm
Ideal growing temperature:
20-23
°C
Growing time to young plant:
12-14
weeks
Growing time from young plant to final product:
10
-
24
weeks
USDA Hardiness zone:
10-12
Average number of seeds per kilo:
The information shown here is intended as a general guide and should not be considered growing instructions. Details are based on Western European climate conditions, unless specifically stated otherwise.
