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Goeppertia burle-marxii

Goeppertia burle-marxii
Photo: Dick Culbert, CC BY 2.0

Goeppertia burle-marxii is a small, shade-loving perennial from Bahia, Brazil, grown for its silvery-white, blue-green patterned leaves; it is often sold as Blue Ice or White Ice calathea. Keep it warm, humid and out of direct sun.

Family
Marantaceae (Prayer-plant family)
Grows as
Perennial
Light
Bright indirect, Part shade
Water
Keep the soil evenly moist in the growing season and let the top layer dry slightly before watering again; use soft or filtered water.
Soil
Well-draining, peat-based or aroid-style mix rich in organic matter.
Temperature
18–29 °C; protect below 13 °C
How easy
Moderate
Native range
Brazil (Bahia)
Climate
wet tropical

About

Goeppertia burle-marxii is a species of plant in the Marantaceae family native to Brazil. It is named after Roberto Burle Marx. Common names for Goeppertia burle-marxii include "Blue Ice Calathea" and "White Ice Calathea".

Goeppertia burle-marxii is closely related to Goeppertia cylindrica, and may be confused with it when not flowering.

Other Goeppertia plants

Goeppertia cylindrica · Goeppertia orbifolia · Goeppertia ornata · Calathea pallidicosta · Calathea paucifolia · Goeppertia picturata · Calathea roseobracteata · Goeppertia warszewiczii · Goeppertia albertii · Guinea Arrowroot · Goeppertia bantae · Goeppertia chimboracensis

Text excerpted from the Wikipedia article Goeppertia burle-marxii 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.

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