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 12 +10 °C (50 °F) to +15.6 °C (60 °F)
Plant Height: 2 to 3 feet
Plant Spread: 1 to 2 feet
Leaves: Evergreen
Flowers: Inconspicuous
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
  • Pinstripe Plant
Botanical names
  • Accepted: Goeppertia ornata
  • Synonym: Calathea ornata var. roseolineata
  • Synonym: Calathea ornata
Also sold as:
  • Calathea majestica
  • Calathea ornata var. majestica

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Location: West Palm Beach FL
Date: 2021-02
Excelsa gardens nursery
Location: Fairchild gardens, Miami FL
Date: 2015-12
both young and older leaves on the same crown
Location: Matthaei Botanical Gardens, Ann Arbor, MI
Date: 2012-03-22
Location: Matthaei Botanical Gardens, Ann Arbor, MI
Date: 2012-03-22
Location: Matthaei Botanical Gardens, Ann Arbor, MI
Date: 2012-03-22
Location: Matthaei Botanical Gardens, Ann Arbor, MI
Date: 2012-03-22
Location: Matthaei Botanical Gardens, Ann Arbor, MI
Date: 2012-03-22
Location: Matthaei Botanical Gardens, Ann Arbor, MI
Date: 2012-03-22
Location: Fairchild gardens. Miami FL
Date: 2015-12
juvenile growth has pink variegation

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