Houseplants

Botanical name: Goeppertia concinna

Synonyms: Calathea concinna, Calathea leopardina, Calathea leopardina var. concinna, Maranta concinna, Maranta leopardina, Phyllodes leopardina

Named by: William Bull (1874)

Family: Marantaceae

Genus: Goeppertia

Native Area: Brazil

Trade Names: Calathea leopardina

Common Names: Zebra plant

Care difficulty: Avarage

Light preference: Bright light

Minimal Temperature: 15° C or 59° F

Optimal Temperature: 24° C or 75° F

Humidity: High

Watering: Keep the soil moist but not wet, use distilled or rain water

Feeding: 3-1-2 biweekly

Soil: 30% coconut peat, 30% sphagnum peat moss, 40% perlite

Soil PH: 6

Repotting: Yearly

Speed of growth: Moderate

Mature size: up to 60 x 60cm (2ft.)

Flower: Rarely flowers indoors

Propagation: By division

Pests: Spidermites, aphids, scale, mealybugs, nematodes, caterpillars, slugs

Diseases: Bacterial (Pseudomonas) and fungal (Alternaria, Helminthosporium) leaf spots, root rot, mosaic virus

Toxicity: Not toxic

Notes

sensitive to fluoride, do not use tap water or fertilizer that contains fluoride
high levels of Potassium and Manganese in fertilizer cause leaf damage
wilted leaves are a sign of drought stress, root pathogens or root damage