Plant Bio
Calathea plants are native to Africa, the West Indies, and Central and South America. All are treasured for their large, oval, distinctly patterned, and vibrantly colored leaves. The beautiful striped leaves grow at the end of long stems and require quite a bit of care to stay looking good.
The leaves of calathea plants are easily damaged by the quality of the water you use. Use distilled water or rainwater. Calathea plants like moist but not soggy soil at all times; never let the plant sit in water. Allow the top 2- inches of the soil to dry out before watering. Calathea plants need high humidity and when the air is too dry they develop brown leaf edges. Increase the humidity by placing the plant on a tray of wet pebbles, setting a humidifier near-by, or by grouping plants together to create a mini-greenhouse effect.
Colour and texture that instantly makes your day bright, the Calathea Freddy, is a smaller but handsome indoor or outdoor (given the right undercover position) plant. A pattern of pastel versus bright green, like looking into a calm and collected kaleidoscope. This Calathea is bursting with full and attractive foliage ready to purify the air in your home and add the most attractive splash of green with those slightly ruffle-edged and fascinating leaves.