Calathea and Maranta
Calathea and maranta plant care and propagation guides.
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How To Propagate Lemon Lime Maranta In Water
Introduction Welcome to our guide on how to propagate lemon lime maranta in water, we cover all you need to know… See also: our main Maranta Lemon Lime care guide and our other lemon and lime maranta propagation guides: In Sphagnum Moss, In Leca. How To Propagate Lemon Lime Maranta In Water Step 1: Take Your Cutting You want to use clean scissors and cut below the node. This is the wider part of the stem that the plant branches from. You can see it in the image below. The roots will grow from the node so you do not want to damage it. Ideally you want one node and…
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Calathea Rufibarba
Welcome to our calathea rufibarba careguide. They like to be fairly humid and do not like to be root bound, find out below how to get the best out of your plant in this care and propagation guide… Calathea Rufibarba Summary Light needs: Plenty of bright but indirect sunlight. Watering needs: Check weekly in winter, twice weekly in summer, water if the top 25% is dry. Fertilizer: Use an NPK 3:1:2 feed once a month in the summer months. Soil: Rich, well draining compost with some perlite for drainage. Humidity: 50%-60%. Temperature: 18-27°C (65-80°F). Where to buy: Try our list of Rare Plant Shops. Common issues: Underwatering and lack of humidity.…
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Calathea White Fusion
We cover all you need to know about the calathea white fusion… Calathea White Fusion Care Summary Light needs: Medium to bright indirect sunlight. Watering needs: Keep it moist, check soil and water if top layer has dried out. Fertilizer: A high in nitrogen feed in spring and summer. Soil: A rich potting soil with added perlite. Humidity: 70% or more. Temperature: 15-27°C (59-81°F). Where to buy: Try our list of Rare Plant Shops. Other names: Calathea lietzei, goeppertia lietzei Common issues: Lack of humidity and/or soil moisture. Introduction Calathea white fusion is a really striking green, white and purple variegated plant, part of the marantaceae family. Be warned this…
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Prayer Plant Care
In general marantas a.k.a. prayer plants can survive most light ranges and are good houseplants as long as you can keep them relatively humid. Read on for our prayer plant care guide… Prayer Plant Care Summary Light needs: Plenty of indirect sunlight is ideal, low-medium light is ok too. Watering needs: Water when the top layer of soil (half a finger depth) is dry. Fertilizer: Feed them a well diluted feed in the summer months every 2 weeks. Soil: A standard well draining potting compost. Humidity: 60%. Temperature: Don’t let your prayer plant get below 12°C (55°F) for long periods of time. Where to buy: Try our list of Rare…
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Calathea Louisae
Welcome to our guide to Calathea Louisae care, covering all you need to know about care and propagation. The key to Calathea Louisae care is to keep it humid and only water it with filtered tap water. Calathea Louisae Care Summary Light needs: Medium to bright indirect sunlight. Watering needs: Keep soil moist but not wet. Check the soil twice a week. Fertilizer: A balanced plant feed every 3 or 4 weeks in spring and summer. Soil: Add perlite to a good potting compost 20% to 80%. Humidity: 60-70%. Temperature: 18-28°C (64-82°F). Where to buy: Try our list of Rare Plant Shops. Other names: Goeppertia louisae. Common issues: Lack of…
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Prayer Plant Leaf Curling
Welcome to our guide to prayer plant leaf curling, and other issues with calatheas and marantas… Both calatheas and marantas are commonly referred to as prayer plants, we will cover leaf curling for both these types of plants as the root causes are the same and they are very similar plants. They are both fussy and dramatic plants that will show on their leaves when they are unhappy. You need to get their care just right or you’ll have curling, yellowing or dropping leaves. Prayer Plant Leaves Curling Prayer plants get curling leaves when they lack moisture. Normally it is due to lack of humidity, they need 50% or more…
