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Calathea erythrolepis is a tall, leafy perennial from the prayer-plant family, endemic to Colombia, growing to about 2 metres with broad green leaves and purple-bracted flower spikes. It is grown as a warm, humid, shade-loving houseplant or greenhouse plant, and it needs steady moisture and humidity.
Calathea erythrolepis is a species of plant from the genus Calathea in the Marantaceae family. It is endemic to Colombia.
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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.
