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Peacock Plant (Calathea)
Calathea makoyana
Peacock Plant (Calathea) is a perennial, hardy in USDA zones 11-12, that matures to about 1-2 ft × 0.8-1 ft. It does best in part shade and full shade with medium water needs in well-drained and moist soil. Expect green, purple and variegated blooms in summer. It stands up well to humidity, grows happily in containers.
- USDA zones
- 11-12
- Sun
- Part shade, Full shade
- Water
- Medium
- Mature size
- 1-2 ft × 0.8-1 ft
- Maintenance
- Medium
- Soil
- Well-drained, Moist
- Bloom color
- Green, Purple, Variegated, White
- Bloom season
- Summer
- Tough against
- Humidity
- Native to
- Eastern Brazil
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