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Calathea roseobracteata

Calathea roseobracteata is a rainforest understory plant from Ecuador, grown for its striking leaves and pink bracts. It thrives in warm, humid, shaded conditions with steady moisture.

Family
Marantaceae (Prayer-plant family)
Light
Part shade, Bright indirect
Water
Keep soil evenly moist but not soggy; water when the top layer starts to dry, and use filtered or rainwater if tap water is hard.
Soil
Well-draining, peat-based houseplant mix with added perlite or orchid bark.
Temperature
18–29 °C; protect below 13 °C.
How easy
Moderate
Safety
Not known to be toxic. Not toxic to cats or dogs (ASPCA).

About

Calathea roseobracteata is a species of plant in the Marantaceae family. It is endemic to Ecuador. Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical moist montane forests.

Other Goeppertia plants

Goeppertia cylindrica · Goeppertia orbifolia · Goeppertia ornata · Calathea pallidicosta · Calathea paucifolia · Goeppertia picturata · Goeppertia warszewiczii · Goeppertia albertii · Guinea Arrowroot · Goeppertia bantae · Goeppertia burle-marxii · Goeppertia chimboracensis

Text excerpted from the Wikipedia article Calathea roseobracteata 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.

Pet safety from the ASPCA toxic and non-toxic plant lists.

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