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Calathea crotalifera
In Singapore: Rattlesnake Plant, Rattle Shaker (Grown in Singapore)
Calathea crotalifera, the rattlesnake plant, is a tall tropical perennial grown for its large, velvety dark green leaves that can reach 2 to 4 metres. It needs humid, warm conditions and bright indirect light to thrive indoors.
Calathea crotalifera, the rattlesnake plant, rattle shaker or cascabel, is a species of flowering plant from the genus Calathea in the family Marantaceae. It is native to Belize, Bolivia, Brazil North, Colombia, Costa Rica, Ecuador, Guatemala, Honduras, Mexico, Panamá, Peru, Venezuela, and it has been introduced to Hawai'i and Puerto Rico.
Calathea crotalifera is grown as an ornamental plant.
[Contains information from Leaf Area Index (LAI) and Heritage Trees from data.gov.sg (National Parks Board), made available under the terms of the Singapore Open Data Licence version 1.0]
Text excerpted from the Wikipedia article Calathea crotalifera by its contributors, under CC BY-SA 4.0; the excerpts and the care summary drawn from them are shared under the same licence.
The care summary was written by AI (Claude, Anthropic) from the sources on this page, with general growing knowledge where they are silent. Check before relying on it.
Life form, climate and native range: World Checklist of Vascular Plants, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew (CC BY 3.0), reformatted; see Plants of the World Online.
Pet safety from the ASPCA toxic and non-toxic plant lists.
