One of my favorite plant families is the "Prayer plants" from the botanical family
Marantaceae. These include the genera
Calathea,
Ctenanthe,
Stromanthe, and
Maranta. I don't have
a lot of plants from this family, but I added two new
Calatheas recently through plant trades. I was able to share my
Ctenanthes with two friends and they each shared a
Calathea with me. Plant trading is so much fun because the only money spent or exchanged is to pay for shipping and you get "free" plants in the mail.
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| Calathea concinna |
The leaves of
Calathea concinna are marked much like those of
Ctenanthe burle-marxii, but there are some distinct differences.
Ctenanthe burle-marxii has rectangular leaves with a point at the end, while
Calathea concinna has ovate leaves.
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| Calathea musaica |
The foliage is of
Calathea musaica is unlike any of my other
Calatheas. In fact, it is unlike any other
Calathea in existence - quite unique!
Do you trade on Dave's Garden or some other site? Or just with fellow Aroiders?
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