Calathea 'Burle Marxii'
Fishbone Prayer Plant
Calathea Burle Marxii is a stunning indoor plant and is perfect for rooms without direct sun. Calathea Plants are tropical plants, often grown as houseplants for their beautiful, brightly coloured, upright, oval leaves. There are over 300 different types of Calathea Plants, many being hybrids created by tissue cultures. They are not the easiest of the Marantas to care for. Indoors, a Calathea is a table plant or short bush that rarely gets bigger than 60cm tall and wide.
Contributed by @nellshel
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Partial shade
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Occasional watering
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Not Frost hardy
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Moist and free draining
Common name
Fishbone Prayer Plant
Latin name
Calathea 'Burle Marxii'
type
Evergreen Plant
family
Marantaceae
ph
6.0 - 7.5 Acid - Neutral
Plant & bloom calendar
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Best time to plant
full grown dimensions
Calathea 'Burle Marxii'
Calathea Burle Marxii is a stunning indoor plant and is perfect for rooms without direct sun. Calathea Plants are tropical plants, often grown as houseplants for their beautiful, brightly coloured, upright, oval leaves. There are over 300 different types of Calathea Plants, many being hybrids created by tissue cultures. They are not the easiest of the Marantas to care for. Indoors, a Calathea is a table plant or short bush that rarely gets bigger than 60cm tall and wide.
Propagation by division.
From Early Spring TO Early Spring
Take divisions from mature plants at re-potting time and plant in a rich compost. Cover pots with polythene and keep warm until new plants are established.
Planting young plants
From Early Spring TO Early Spring
To plant as a houseplant, use a good light porous indoor potting soil that retains water but still drains quickly. African Violet soil works well for Calatheas. Once planted, site in a situation that offers bright, indirect sunlight. In front of an east, west, or north facing window is ideal. Too much direct sun burns the leaves of a Calathea Plant and causes the beautiful leaf colours to fade.