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Calathea crotalifera, the rattlesnake plant or rattle shaker or Cascabel, is a species of flowering plant in the family Marantaceae. [2] It is native to central and southern Mexico , Central America , and tropical South America as far south as Ecuador , and it has been introduced to Hawai'i and Puerto Rico . [ 1 ]
Calathea leaves are often large and colorfully patterned. [3] The leaves are often variegated with bright colors such as pink, orange, red, and white. [4] The underside of their leaves are frequently purple. [4] During the night, the leaves fold up. [3] In the morning, the leaves unfurl in search of the morning sun. [3]
Goeppertia louisae (syn. Calathea louisae) is a species of plant belonging to the genus Goeppertia, native to Rio de Janeiro state of southeast Brazil but cultivated in other places as an ornamental.
Goeppertia warszewiczii (previously Calathea warscewiczii) is a species of perennial, herbaceous plant in the Marantaceae family, endemic to Costa Rica and Nicaragua.It grows up to 0.5 to 1 meters (20-40 inches) high, by 0.5 to 1 meters (20-40 inches) wide, with patterned lanceolate leaves, and white cone-like inflorescences that fade to yellow or pink.
Goeppertia insignis (syn. Calathea lancifolia, Goeppertia lancifolia), the rattlesnake plant, is a species of flowering plant in the Marantaceae family, native to Rio de Janeiro state in Brazil.
Goeppertia rufibarba (syn. Calathea rufibarba), the furry feather or velvet calathea, is a species of flowering plant in the Marantaceae family, native to Bahia state of northeastern Brazil. [ 1 ] [ 2 ] [ 3 ] The plant's common names are due to its fuzzy, fur-like underleaf texture, which is unusual in its genus.
It has the synonym Calathea picturata. Goeppertia picturata is native to northwest Brazil. [2] It has been introduced to Colombia, Peru, the Leeward Islands, and the Windward Islands. [3] Goeppertia picturata is a clump-forming evergreen perennial growing to 35–40 cm (14–16 in). The leaves are dark green above, purple below, marked heavily ...
It is tender, with a minimum temperature of 16 °C (61 °F) required, and in temperate areas is cultivated indoors as a houseplant.Normal room temperature, that is around 20°C, is a suitable temperature for this plant all year round.