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Calathea Makoyana

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Surname	Marantaceae
Leaf color	purple black, green
Leaf size	nhỏ-vừa
Tăng trưởng	trung bình
Diseases & Pests	leaf burn, fungus, root rot, leaf rot, soft rot

Calathea Makoyana is a striking ornamental plant with soft oval leaves, light green background decorated with dark green motifs, forming a delicate peacock-like pattern. The underside of the leaves has a wine purple color, creating a unique and attractive contrast. With its natural beauty and outstanding patterns, Calathea Makoyana is often chosen as a decorative plant, bringing a lively and luxurious highlight to the living space.

Note: The above information is only relative, the living conditions of the tree also depend a lot on other objective factors.

How to grow and care for Calathea

Difficulty of planting

Calathea growing difficulty

Difficulty: 3-4/6

Growing Calathea requires a little care and attention to its living environment. As long as the environment is suitable, the peacock plant does not need much care to grow.

Soil

Calathea growing medium

Calathea prefers loam or loam, a medium rich in organic matter but still well drained. Most potting mixes made from coconut coir, rice husks or peat are suitable but make sure they do not retain water.

Light

Calathea prefers shade, all types of Calathea like indirect light 30%, high light will cause their leaves to burn and not grow.

Temperature

Calathea prefers cool environments. Calathea will grow very quickly if kept in temperatures between 22°C and 30°C.

Water

Calathea likes water but does not like to be waterlogged. Water moderately, cacti are drought tolerant plants, do not require too much water. You should mist when the potting medium is still moist and water when the medium is just dry.