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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]
The bottom side of the leaves are purple, with the adaxial surface having what look like dark green alternating large and small leaflets overlaid on the light green leaf. [6] Like other prayer plants, its leaves fold together at night, and unfold again in the morning.
Goeppertia makoyana is an evergreen perennial, growing to 45 cm (18 in), with round, pale, glossy green leaves.The upper surfaces of the leaves are marked with dark green blotches along the veins, and the lower surfaces coloured deep purple, with leaf shafts that are very thin.
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 ...
The main structure mechanistically responsible for the drooping of the leaves is the pulvinus. The stimulus is transmitted as an action potential from a stimulated leaflet to the leaflet's swollen base ( pulvinus ), and from there to the pulvini of the other leaflets, which run along the length of the leaf's rachis .
The Fix: Protect your snake plant from frosty or freezing temperatures to keep the leaves from drooping. "Placing the snake plant away from doors or cold drafts in the winter will keep your snake ...
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.
The long stalks to 30 cm (12 in) carry elliptical leaves 45 cm (18 in) or more long. The leaves are dark green above, dark red below, the spines, veins and margins etched in lime green. Cultivation