Calatheas are beautiful house plants grown for their stunning foliage. The top sides of the leaves look as if they have been painted with beautiful brushstrokes – they're often intricately patterned, in many shades of green. The undersides of the leaves are often burgundy red.
This striking foliage has earned Calathea several nicknames, including the peacock, cathedral window, zebra, and rattlesnake plants. Calatheas are also sometimes called the prayer plant as they are closely related to the maranta plant, also known as the prayer plant. However, unlike marantas, they do not close their leaves up at night. Many Calathea varieties have recently been moved into the genus Goeppertia, so you may now find them sold under this name.
Calatheas hail from the forest floor of tropical rainforests, which gives plenty of clues as to their care – they cope well in low light levels but need plenty of humidity to thrive. You may notice your calathea moving its leaves throughout the day as it orientates itself towards the light – something it has evolved to do in its native environment.
Timecode
0:0
0:20 Calathea Albertii
0:35 Calathea Arrowroot
0:50 Calathea Bachemiana ( Goeppertia Bachemiana)
1:07 Calathea Bella Carlina
1:22 Calathea Bicajoux (Gekko Calathea)
1:40 Calathea Bluegrass Rufibarba
1:54 Calathea Xholiday
2:13 Calathea Compact Star (Ctenanthe Setosa Compact Star)
2:29 Calathea Roseopicta 'Corona'
2:45 Calathea Crocata Tassmania ( Goeppertia Crocata Eternal Flame)
3:05 Calathea Crotalifera (Calathea Insignis)
3:18 Calathea Ctenanthe Burle-Marxii Amabilis 'Fishbone'
3:33 Calathea Ctenanthe Burle-Marxii Amagris
3:50 Ctenanthe Lubbersiana (Golden Mosaic Plant)
4:05 Ctenanthe Setosa Grey Star
4:20 Calathea Cynthia
4:40 Calathea Roseopicta Eclipse
4:52 Calathea Electric Shock 'Jester'
5:08 Calathea Ecuadoriana (Goeppertia Ecuadoriana)
5:25 Calathea Exotica 'Piccolo' Setosa
5:40 Calathea Fasciata Borrusica
5:55 Calathea Fasciata Rotundifolia
6:15 Calathea Flamestar
6:30 Calathea Freddie 'Concinna'
6:45 Calathea Fucata
7:01 Calathea Helen Kennedy
7:16 Calathea Jiggur 'Ginger Peacock'
7:34 Calathea Mania 'Jtone'
7:52 Calathea Julia
8:07 Calathea Jungle Rose
8:22 Calathea Kaempferia Pulchra
8:41 Calathea Lancifolia 'Rattlesnake'
8:58 Calathea Leopardina
9:14 Calathea Lindeniana
9:30 Calathea Roseopicta 'Little Princess'
9:50 Calathea Goeppertia Loeseneri
10:05 Calathea Louisae
10:22 Calathea Lutea
10:42 Calathea Makoyana
10:55 Maranta leuconeura Fascinator
11:15 Maranta leuconeura Kerchoveana
11:30 Maranta leuconeura Lemon Lime
11:50 Maranta leuconeura Silver Band
12:05 Calathea Margarita
12:25 Calathea Marion
12:40 Maui Queen
13:00 Calathea Ornata Beauty Star 'Mieli'
13:20 Calathea Merak
13:33 Calathea Musaica Network
13:50 Calathea Orbifolia
14:08 Calathea Majestica Whitestar
14:25 Calathea Princeps
14:45 Calathea Picturata Argentea
15:00 Calathea Picturata Crimson
15:18 Calathea Pink Aurora
15:38 Calathea Roseopicta Angela
16:00 Calathea Roseopicta Cora
16:12 Calathea Roseopicta Crimson Green
16:30 Calathea Roseopicta Dottie
16:50 Calathea Roseopicta Green
17:05 Calathea Roseopicta Illustris
17:25 Calathea Roseopicta Maria
17:40 Calathea Roseopicta Medallion
18:00 Calathea Roseopicta Princess Jessie
18:15 Calathea Rosy
18:35 Calathea Silvia
18:55 Calathea Roseopicta Surprise star
19:14 Calathea Royal Standard
19:30 Calathea Roseopicta Shine Star
19:48 Calathea Rufibarba
20:09 Calathea Sanderiana Julia
20:27 Calathea Sanderiana Pinstripe
20:45 Calathea Silver Black
21:05 Calathea Silver Plate
21:22 Stromanthe Magic star
21:45 Stromanthe sanguinea Triostar
22:05 Calathea Tanja
22:25 Calathea elliptica 'Vittata'
22:45 Calathea Warscewiczii
23:05 Calathea White fusion
23:25 Calathea Thai beauty
23:40 Calathea Zebrina 'Zebra Plant'