Calathea
Goeppertia orbifolia
- Wants
- Medium
- Tolerates
- Bright indirect down to low
- Difficulty
- 4/5
- Pets
- Safe
Why it wants that
Its patterned leaves are solar panels for the dimmest light in the forest; direct sun overwhelms them.
Too little light
Patterns fade and the plant stops folding its leaves at night.
Too much
Leaves fade, curl and crisp at the edges within days.