types of calathea

1. How many Calatheas are there?
2. What is the easiest calathea to care for?
3. How do you identify Calathea?
4. Is Red Maranta a Calathea?
5. Can Calathea grow in low light?
6. How many types of aglaonema are there?

How many Calatheas are there?

Types of Calathea. There's nearly three hundred cultivars of Calathea, split up amongst several dozen species.

What is the easiest calathea to care for?

Calathea lancifolia – Also know as Rattlesnake Plant, this long narrow-leafed calathea is also considered the easiest in the family.

How do you identify Calathea?

A bold and beautiful houseplant, calathea looks good even without flowers. There are lots of varieties of calathea, but one of the most common has luscious, dark green leaves that have scalloped edges and silver brushmarks on the top of the leaves. Underneath, the leaves are a lovely shade of burgundy purple.

Is Red Maranta a Calathea?

Both Maranta and Calathea are each a separate genus within this family, and both are tropical understory plants. ... They are often lumped together, with both being called 'prayer plant,' which isn't true. Both plants belong to the arrowroot family, Marantaceae, but only the Maranta plants are true prayer plants.

Can Calathea grow in low light?

Calathea plants do well in low light, but there are also aspects that can make them a challenge.

How many types of aglaonema are there?

There are between 21-24 species of aglaonema, although the exact number varies depending on which botanical registry you are looking at. However, there are hundreds of different aglaonema varieties in a diversity of leaf colorations. The variations are myriad and all lovely!