Calathea Makoyana Peacock Plant Prayer Plant Cathedral Windows 30 - 50 cm
Calathea Makoyana also known as Peacock Plant or Cathedral Windows for a good reason.
This Calathea’s pale green long leaves are covered in thin darker lines and large dark green ovals that form a feather-like pattern. Turn the leaf over and all those patterns are pink-purple.
Add to that its upright, dense growth of up to two feet, Calathea Makoyana is royalty among Calatheas.
Calathea Makoyana is highly desirable, difficult to find.
Water: Keep soil evenly moist at all times, but not soggy. Use distilled or rain water because Peacock Plant is sensitive to fluoride and other chemicals in many public water supplies.Think little and often as a watering policy.
Light: Calathea need plenty of diffused light however direct sunlight will cause the leaves to fade and lose their markings.
Humidity: Requires moist air (aim to maintain 60% relative humidity around the plant). Set pot on a tray of wet pebbles and mist leaves frequently with room-temperature water. If indoor air is extremely dry during the winter months, it's a good idea to use a cool - mist room humidifier.
Temperature: They like warmth, about 20 degrees C.
Fertilizer: Feed monthly with a balanced house plant fertilizer diluted by half spring through fall. Do not feed in winter.
Origin: Brazil