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Plant propagation is the process of creating an offspring of a plant through a mother plant. Calathea achieve propagation through division. [5] To successfully propagate a calathea, one needs to have a healthy established mother plant. After removing the mother plant from its pot, the plant can be gently separated into smaller parts. [5]
Goeppertia roseopicta [2] is a species of flowering plant in the arrowroot and prayer-plant family Marantaceae, native to northwestern Brazil's Amazonian basin. Oftentimes, it is marketed as a houseplant under its former generic name and synonym [ 1 ] Calathea roseopicta .
Goeppertia orbifolia is a species of prayer plant sometimes known by its synonym Calathea orbifolia. [1] [2] It is endemic to Brazil, being a typical species of the Atlantic Forest. It is commonly kept as a houseplant in temperate zones for its ornamental leaves. [3] It requires partial shade, humidity, and good drainage to thrive. [4]
Goeppertia allouia (syn. Calathea allouia), known as lerén or lairén in Spanish, and also known in English as Guinea arrowroot, and sweet corn root, is a plant in the arrowroot family, native to northern South America and the Caribbean. The name "allouia" is derived from the Carib name for the plant. [2]
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 ]
These plants want well-drained, but moist, soil. [4] They like a pH of 6.1 to 7.3. [ 5 ] The plant requires a minimum temperature of 16 °C (61 °F), and it is commonly used as a houseplant in temperate regions.
Goeppertia picturata is a species of plant now classified as belonging to the genus Goeppertia in the family Marantaceae. 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 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.