Stromanthe Burle Marx

Spicy’s stromanthe Burle Marx

                                    
   ID#560
 
 
 

Additional Information: Purchased at Atlantic Ave. Orchid & Garden center in Raleigh, NC   www.atlanticavenuegarden.com

This plant is also know as Calathea amabilis “Burle Marx” (Prayer plant).


Striking leaf pattern is usually grown as a house plant, sometimes problematic because it likes high humidity. The glasshouse will be perfect if the plant can tolerate high temperatures.

HEIGHT X SPREAD: 18 - 24 inches PLANT TYPE: Evergreen - tropical. Optimal temp. above 59F GROWTH RATE: Moderate TEXTURE: bold LIGHT: light shade to part or full shade WATER: moist, high humidity. Mist or place water/rock plate under plant. SOIL: humus- peat- loosely. Organic
As observed in Coastal NC. BLOOMS: white/ near white. Summer time FRUIT AND SEED: flowers are sterile, no seeds. Divide by rhizomes or cuttings KEY FEATURES: grown for the spectacular leaf pattern green and cream with redish purple stems.
A year cycle in the life of ...... at Mooring Hitch Plant has tolerated well the few days that temperature inside the Glasshouse drop to 49F. I fertilize it about every two weeks. Plant perish either by hurricane flood or ceramic orchid pot not having a proper drain hole at the bottom preventing water to drain properly. Fixed pot problem, may replace plant eventually.
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Oct. 2010

June 2012

01/2011