Queen of the Calatheas

Collecting one of the most beautiful houseplants

Today we ’re bring down Liz , who grows over 30 dissimilar calatheas in her apartment!Her Instagramis full of lovely photo of her plants and batch of tips on keeping these beautiful , but sometimes finicky , plants looking terrific .

The full collection ! Calatheas are beautifulhouseplants , treasured for their attractively and variously distort and patterned leaves . Liz ’s top baksheesh for keeping them happy admit run a humidifier , keep back them out of verbatim sunlight , and being very measured to avoid incinerate them with liquid plant food .

Calathea orbofolia . How gorgeous is this ?

Here ’s Liz behind a really tremendous red maranta ( Marantaleuconeura ) . This works is closely have-to doe with toCalathea , part of the large group of flora telephone orison plant .

Liz recommends that beginners depart withCalathea makoyana , as it is one of the easier species to like for .

Ctenantheis anotherCalanthearelative in the prayer plant family unit . Pictured here isCtenanthesetosa , C.amagris , andC.burle - marxiibursting with increase .

Calathea‘Shinestar ’ ( akaC.roseopicta‘Cynthia ’ )

So much colour and beauty from foliage . Who needs flowers ?

eminent humidness is central for happy calantheas ! This is the same plant , just grow too teetotal at the top , and with boastful , lush , happy leafage after being run to high humidness at the bottom . Heat in the winter and line - conditioning in the summer both dry out the air , so lam a humidifier is key to restrain these plants glad .

Some of Liz ’s collection , with the flora positioned where they get light but no unmediated sun , which will cauterize the leaves .

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