Home Doctors -Calathea Makoyana-Peacock Plant

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Calathea is a genus of plants belonging to the family Marantaceae. There are several dozen species in this genus. Native to the tropical Americas, many of the species are popular as pot plants due to their decorative leaves and, in some species, colorful inflorescences. Consists of many different varieties which are available throughout the year. We supply our plants in different pots, with a total plant height of between 65 and 90 cm. Calathea Plants are very sensitive to the water you use. Hard water, soft water, fluoridated water, or water of poor quality causes the leaves of a Calathea Plant to turn brown from leaf burn. The best way to water a Calathea Plant is to use distilled water, rain water, or allow your tap water to sit out over night before using it. Keep the soil of a Calathea Plant moist but never soggy. Allow the top 2-3” to dry out before watering. Never let a Calathea Plant sit in water. Calathea Plant likes bright indirect light. Calathea (Marantha), a sturdy tropical houseplant, is a native of South America. A ll Calatheas belong to the maranta family-Marantaceae. Calathea genus includes about twenty five species. Calathea are native to tropical Americas. Many Calathea species are popular house plants, and commonly called Prayer Plants or Zebra Plants. Typically tropical, Calathea need heat and humidity and shade from direct sunlight. Each night, Calthea Prayer Plants leaves fold together upwards, mimicking human hands folded in prayer! Calathea leaves are pleated ovate and dark green. Calathea insignis, also called Rattlesnake Plant, has tapering, narrow, erect foliage, yellow green with lateral ovals, alternately large and small, with maroon underside. Calathea makoyana, Peacock plant, comes with oval shaped leaves with opaque, olive green lines and oval areas alternately short and long, in a translucent field of yellow green. The underside of the leaf is purple red color. Calathea roseo-picta grows elliptical leaves, in a dark green upper surfaceand purple underside, red midrib, and a red zone fading to pink near the margin. Dark green Calathea louisae leaves are broadly ovate, with light green splotches along the midrib and have a purple underside.

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Home Doctors – Calathea Makoyana-Peacock Plant.
Author.
Hayk S. Arakelyan. Full Professor in Medicine,
Doctor of Medical Sciences, Ph.D , Grand Ph.D .
Senior Expert of Interactive Clinical Pharmacology , Drug Safety,
Treatment Tactics, General Medicine and Clinical Research.
“Like people, plants respond to extra attention”.
“H. Peter Loewer”
Introduction.
Calathea is a genus of plants belonging to the family Marantaceae. There are
several dozen species in this genus. Native to the tropical Americas, many of the
species are popular as pot plants due to their decorative leaves and, in some
species, colorful inflorescences. Consists of many different varieties which are
available throughout the year. We supply our plants in different pots, with a
total plant height of between 65 and 90 cm. Calathea Plants are very sensitive
to the water you use. Hard water, soft water, fluoridated water, or water of poor
quality causes the leaves of a Calathea Plant to turn brown from leaf burn. The
best way to water a Calathea Plant is to use distilled water, rain water, or
allow your tap water to sit out over night before using it. Keep the soil of a
Calathea Plant moist but never soggy. Allow the top 2-3” to dry out before
watering. Never let a Calathea Plant sit in water. Calathea Plant likes bright
indirect light. Calathea (Marantha), a sturdy tropical houseplant, is a native
of South America. A ll Calatheas belong to the maranta family-Marantaceae.
Calathea genus includes about twenty five species. Calathea are native to tropical
Americas. Many Calathea species are popular house plants, and commonly called
Prayer Plants or Zebra Plants. Typically tropical, Calathea need heat and humidity
and shade from direct sunlight. Each night, Calthea Prayer Plants leaves fold
together upwards, mimicking human hands folded in prayer! Calathea leaves are
pleated ovate and dark green. Calathea insignis, also called Rattlesnake Plant, has

tapering, narrow, erect foliage, yellow green with lateral ovals, alternately large
and small, with maroon underside. Calathea makoyana, Peacock plant, comes with
oval shaped leaves with opaque, olive green lines and oval areas alternately short
and long, in a translucent field of yellow green. The underside of the leaf is purple
red color. Calathea roseo-picta grows elliptical leaves, in a dark green upper
surfaceand purple underside, red midrib, and a red zone fading to pink near the
margin. Dark green Calathea louisae leaves are broadly ovate, with light green
splotches along the midrib and have a purple underside.
Health Benefits of Calathea.
Calathea is a houseplant that really purifies the air, so it is a true eye-
catcher in every interior that also makes a contribution to a better and
healthier indoor climate.Calathea is also special for another reason: it
closes its leaves at night and opens them again in the morning! This is the
reason why Calathea is also called the ‘living plant’. The plant owes this
ability to a small ‘joint’ between the leaf and stem. Light moves the joints
and, as result, Calathea’s leaves open and close – which is sometimes
accompanied by a rustling sound. A beautiful tropical
houseplant, calathea thrives in spots with high humidity, making it a
particularly good pick for kitchens and bathrooms. There is a wide variety of
types available; all are good at making clean air in homes and offices. Calatheas
are ideal for removing toxins from the air, caused by cleaning products,
modern furnishings that are made of synthetic materials and so on.
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Prof. Hayk S. Arakelyan