There are plants that stand out for their beautiful flowers, while others do so for the splendor of their leaves. The Calathea it is one of those plants. It is an indoor plant that shows off beautiful colored leaves and different patterns depending on the Calatea class.
It is not a plant that reaches many centimeters in height, perhaps a meter at most, however, its leaves are quite large.
Their leaves They are usually green in color, but with darker stripes on the inside. There are also varieties of other colors such as violet. It can give flowers, but these are not more beautiful than the leaves. They are white and small that usually appear in summer.
It's a plant tropical it does not withstand low temperatures, so it should be kept in a warm place inside the house. Special care must be taken in winter, not to place them near windows, so that the cold air does not give them.
El direct sun It is also not good, as it can cause burns to the plant. It likes heat, but not excessive, more than 30 degrees will cause its leaves to be limp and we will have to change the location.
He likes moisture, so watering is done once or twice a week in winter and up to four in summer. In addition, the leaves should be sprayed to refresh the plant. Whenever it needs watering, the plant will demonstrate it by curling its leaves.
El allowance it should be done every 15 days in summer and using a liquid fertilizer.
We can get more Calateas through plant division or cuttings. For this, you must take a stem with some leaves. You do not have to prune the plant, but you must remove the withered leaves.
When the plant is larger they can be carried out transplants to larger pots.
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