Calathea Makoyana

Calathea Makoyana also known as the peacock plant.  The plant is native to Brazil, where you’ll find it growing in the shade of big trees in tropical rainforests. Like almost all other calathea, its leaves curl up at night or what we like to call going to sleep, then unfurl in the morning to catch all the rays they can. One of its nicknames is prayer plant, because the curled leaves look like praying hands. 

The peacock plant is, as you’d imagine, a big show-off. Its leaves look like they’ve been painted with big strokes of green, while the underside is tinged with red.

Watering:

To keep a prayer plant happy, make sure you don’t let its soil dry out. Check it at least once a week and water it when the top two inches of soil feel dry. It will also benefit from feeding once a month in spring and summer. If you can try using mineral water this will prevent crispy edges. These guys also enjoy a misting.

Lighting: 

He’ll be fine in fairly low light, but you’ll see more colourful growth if you give him lots of light.

Did you know? 

This plant is also known by the name cathedral windows because it’s leaves look a bit like stained glass when the light shines through them.

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