General Plant Information (Edit)
Plant Habit: Herb/Forb
Life cycle: Perennial
Sun Requirements: Partial or Dappled Shade
Partial Shade to Full Shade
Water Preferences: Mesic
Soil pH Preferences: Slightly acid (6.1 – 6.5)
Neutral (6.6 – 7.3)
Minimum cold hardiness: Zone 9b -3.9 °C (25 °F) to -1.1 °C (30 °F)
Maximum recommended zone: Zone 11
Plant Height: 12 to 18 inches
Leaves: Evergreen
Bloom Size: Under 1"
Underground structures: Rhizome
Suitable Locations: Houseplant
Resistances: Humidity tolerant
Propagation: Other methods: Division
Containers: Needs excellent drainage in pots

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Common names
  • Calathea
  • Zebra Plant
  • Network Prayer Plant
Botanical names
  • Accepted: Goeppertia kegeljanii
  • Synonym: Calathea bella
  • Synonym: Calathea musaica
  • Synonym: Goeppertia bella

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Location: Conservatory, Matthaei Botanical Gardens, Ann Arbor
Date: 2012-02-17
Goeppertia bella, aka Calathea musaica - leaves have a fascinatin
Location: National Botanical Garden, DC, Virginia :) | May, 2022
Date: 2022-05-28
Location: Tampa Bay, Florida 
Date: 2024-04-27
Location: New York Botanical Gardens Bronx NY
Date: 2018-03-03
Close up of a leaf.
Location: Fairfax, VA | July, 2022
Date: 2022-07-24
Location: Bronx Botanical garden, NY
Date: 2015-10
conservatory
Location: Bronx Botanical garden, NY
Date: 2015-10
conservatory
Location: Tellys Greenhouse, Troy, MI
Date: 2009-03-01
Location: Tellys Greenhouse, Troy, MI
Date: 2009-03-01

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