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Zebra Plant in the GardenTags plant encyclopedia

Calathea Orbifolia

 

Zebra Plant

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. C. Orbifolia sports silver-green, oval-shaped leaves, lined with light-green striping with the undersides of the leaves being pale green. In time, their leaves can reach about 50cm wide and the plant itself can reach over 1m tall but typically grows slower and smaller indoors.

 
plant Features
  • Zebra Plant likes partial shade

    Partial shade

  • Zebra Plant likes occasional watering

    Occasional watering

  • Zebra Plant is not frost hardy

    Not Frost hardy

  • Zebra Plant likes moist and free draining

    Moist and free draining

 
plant information

Common name

Zebra Plant

Latin name

Calathea Orbifolia

type

Evergreen Plant

family

Marantaceae

ph

6.0 - 7.5 Acid - Neutral

  • Light

    Zebra Plant likes partial shade

    Partial shade

  • Frost

    Zebra Plant is not frost hardy

    Not Frost hardy

  • Soil

    Zebra Plant likes moist and free draining

    Moist and free draining

  • Water

    Zebra Plant likes occasional watering

    Occasional watering

Plant & bloom calendar

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    Best time to plant

full grown dimensions

The size of a fully grown Zebra Plant is 0.60meters x 0.60meters 0.60 M 0.60 M

Calathea Orbifolia

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. C. Orbifolia sports silver-green, oval-shaped leaves, lined with light-green striping with the undersides of the leaves being pale green. In time, their leaves can reach about 50cm wide and the plant itself can reach over 1m tall but typically grows slower and smaller indoors.


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.

 
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