Goeppertia zebrina
Common Name(s):
Previously known as:
- Calathea zebrina
- Phonetic Spelling
- GO-per-sha zeb-REE-nuh
- Description
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A houseplant with very showy leaves. Evergreen indoor herbaceous perennial to 3' 3", fountain-like and spreading.
Quick ID Hints:
- Leaf is light green with dark green stripes
- Leaf is lanceolate, velvety, underside is purple
- Even, dark stripes are forked toward margin
Desired for its patterned leaves with velvety surfaces; distinguished from Ctenanthe oppenheimiana by stripes- the Ctenanthe is light green on dark green with forks pointed toward the middle, the Calathea is dark green on light green with the forks pointed toward the margins; difficult to care for properly because of humidity requirement; used for accent, specimen in indoor settings, large terrariums or greenhouses.
Intolerant of low humidity, wet soil, dry soil, low or inconstant temperatures, cold drafts, direct sun, low light; prefers well-lit site with high humidity, moist soil and constant average room temperature; no serious disease/pest problems.
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Attributes:
- Genus:
- Goeppertia
- Species:
- zebrina
- Family:
- Marantaceae
- Country Or Region Of Origin:
- Brazil
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Whole Plant Traits:
- Plant Type:
- Houseplant
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Flowers:
- Flower Inflorescence:
- Raceme
- Flower Description:
- White and violet; bracts violet-brown.
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Leaves:
- Leaf Color:
- Green
- Purple/Lavender
- Red/Burgundy
- Leaf Type:
- Simple
- Leaf Arrangement:
- Alternate
- Leaf Shape:
- Elliptical
- Lanceolate
- Oblong
- Leaf Margin:
- Entire
- Hairs Present:
- No
- Leaf Description:
- Basal or crowded alternate, simple, oblong-elliptic to lanceolate, acute, rotund to somewhat cuneate, entire, velvety green above with broad dark green, forked stripes along lateral veins, underside red-purple; sessile, sheath-winged.
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Stem:
- Stem Is Aromatic:
- No
- Stem Description:
- Short, erect aerial or rhizomatous.
