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Calathea zebrina
Zebra Plant
Tier 2 Difficulty: hard Water: moderate Light: full_shade Toxicity: low
Temperature
20–37 °C
Soil pH
5–6
Hardiness
Zone 10–12
Click count
389
Observations
828
Description
Source: leafsnapCalathea zebrina, the zebra plant, is a species of plant in the family Marantaceae, native to southeastern Brazil. Under the synonym Goeppertia zebrina this plant has gained the Royal Horticultural Society's Award of Garden Merit.
Care Guide
💧 Water
☀️ Light Full shade
Ideal: Full shade
🌡️ Temperature 20–37.8°C
Ideal temperature: 20–37.8°C
💨 Humidity
Humidity:
🪴 Soil 5-6
Soil pH: 5-6
🌱 Fertilizer
🪴 Pot & Repot
✂️ Pruning
🌿 Propagating
🐛 Diseases & pets
☠️ Toxicity
Characteristics
- Plant Type
- Herb
- Life Cycle
- Perennial
- Genus
- Calathea
- Family
- Marantaceae
- Hardiness Zone
- 10-12
- Mature Height
- 49 cm to 91 cm
- Mature Spread
- 49 cm
- Leaf Color
- Green, Purple
- Leaf Type
- Evergreen
- Flower Color
- White
- Flower Size
- 2.54 cm
- Bloom Time
- Summer, Early fall
- Planting Time
- Spring, Autumn
- Harvest Time
- Late summer, Fall
- Native Area
- Brazil, Colombia, Venezuela
Tags (23)
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Common Names (1)
en Zebra Plant