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Goeppertia warszewiczii

Calathea warscewiczii

Goeppertia warszewiczii
Photo: Colin Gamache, CC BY 4.0

A perennial herbaceous plant with dark green, velvety leaves marked by a light green band along the midrib, native to Central America. It is grown as a houseplant and needs humid, warm, shaded conditions to keep its leaves looking good.

Family
Marantaceae (Prayer-plant family)
Grows as
Perennial
Light
Bright indirect, Part shade
Water
Keep the soil evenly moist in growing season and reduce slightly in winter; use soft or filtered water.
Soil
Peat-based or well-draining aroid-style mix with added perlite or bark.
Temperature
18–26 °C; protect below 15 °C
How easy
Moderate
Safety
Not toxic to cats or dogs (ASPCA).

About

Goeppertia warszewiczii (previously Calathea warscewiczii) is a species of perennial, herbaceous plant from the genus Goeppertia in the Marantaceae family, native to Costa Rica, El Salvador, Honduras, Nicaragua and Panamá. The specific epithet warszewiczii refers to Józef Warszewicz.

Uses

The Teribe use Goeppertia warscewiczii for treating snakebites.

Other Goeppertia plants

Goeppertia orbifolia · Goeppertia picturata · Guinea Arrowroot · Goeppertia concinna · Eternal Flame · Goeppertia fasciata · Rattlesnake Plant · Calathea Musaica · Goeppertia loeseneri · Goeppertia louisae · Goeppertia macrosepala · Goeppertia majestica

Text excerpted from the Wikipedia article Goeppertia warszewiczii 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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