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Calathea lasiostachya is a tall, clump-forming perennial from the prayer-plant family, native to tropical Central America, with long green leaves and hairy, green-to-yellow bracts. It is grown for its foliage and needs warm, humid, shaded conditions with consistently moist soil.
Calathea lasiostachya is a species of plant from the genus Calathea in the Marantaceae family. It is native to Costa Rica, Nicaragua and Panamá.
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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.
