Goeppertia loeseneri, the Brazilian star calathea, is a leafy tropical perennial from the prayer-plant family, grown for its decorative foliage and star-shaped pink flowers. Keep it warm, humid and out of direct sun, and water it consistently.
Family
Marantaceae (Prayer-plant family)
Grows as
Perennial
Light
Bright indirect, Part shade
Water
Keep soil lightly moist and water when the top layer begins to dry, using soft or filtered water.
Soil
Peat-based or well-draining, humus-rich potting mix.
Temperature
18–29 °C; protect below 13 °C
How easy
Moderate
Native range
W. South America to N. Brazil
Climate
wet tropical
About
Goeppertia loeseneri (syn. Calathea loeseneri), the Brazilian star calathea, is a species of plant belonging to the Marantaceae family. It is native to Peru, northern Brazil, Colombia, and Ecuador. It can grow to a height of 1.2m (4 feet).
Goeppertia loeseneri is widely cultivated as an ornamental plant with star-shaped pink flowers outside its native range.
[Contains information from Leaf Area Index (LAI) and Heritage Trees from data.gov.sg (National Parks Board), made available under the terms of the Singapore Open Data Licence version 1.0]
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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.