Calathea Flamestar
Calathea Flamestar is simply beautiful. With its rich green and yellow striped leaves, it will easily become one of your most prized house plants. Pet and child safe makes this possibly one of the best houseplants for homes with pets and children.
Calathea flamestar plants are part of the Marantaceae family which includes about 50 species of tropical house plants. Indigenous to the tropical forests of South America it contains three genera: Calatheas, Maranta, and Stromanthe.
The leaves of Calathea are flat during the day and foldup during the night. This habit is the origin of the common name “prayer plant”. Calathea Flamestar Plants can seem like high-maintenance divas at first as they require almost perfect conditions to thrive. They grow best when provided with tropical forest-like conditions: warm, moist, conditions will make your calathea flamestar happiest.
Calathea plants that are kept too cool or too dry are likely to lose their leaves or begin to develop root or foliar issues. Plants that are exposed to too much sun are likely to lose their vivid coloring and develop brown blotches on their leaves.
