Zebra Plant
Calathea zebrina
English Common Name: Zebra Plant
Chinese Name / 中文名: 绒叶肖竹芋 (Róng yè xiào zhú yù)
Family Name: Marantaceae
Scientific Name: Calathea zebrina
Synonym: Calathea binotii, Endocodon zebrina, Goeppertia zebrina, Maranta pulchella, Maranta zebrina, Phrynium bicolor, Phrynium pulchellum, Phrynium zebrinum, Phyllodes zebrina
Classification: Angiosperms (Flowering Plants) > Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants Division) > Zingiberales > Marantaceae (Arrowroot Family) > Calathea
Origin: Brazil
Growth Habit: Evergreen perennial shrub
Characteristic: Large ovate leaves at the tips of it's long stalks, growing up to 1 meter. Leaves dark green above, dark red below. Leaves spines, veins and margins in lime green.
Care Requirements: Prefers partial to full shade and lots of watering.
Images Location: Shenzhen, China
Chinese Name / 中文名: 绒叶肖竹芋 (Róng yè xiào zhú yù)
Family Name: Marantaceae
Scientific Name: Calathea zebrina
Synonym: Calathea binotii, Endocodon zebrina, Goeppertia zebrina, Maranta pulchella, Maranta zebrina, Phrynium bicolor, Phrynium pulchellum, Phrynium zebrinum, Phyllodes zebrina
Classification: Angiosperms (Flowering Plants) > Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants Division) > Zingiberales > Marantaceae (Arrowroot Family) > Calathea
Origin: Brazil
Growth Habit: Evergreen perennial shrub
Characteristic: Large ovate leaves at the tips of it's long stalks, growing up to 1 meter. Leaves dark green above, dark red below. Leaves spines, veins and margins in lime green.
Care Requirements: Prefers partial to full shade and lots of watering.
Images Location: Shenzhen, China