CALATHEAS plant

What is a calathea plant? 

The calathea plant is a popular plant used for indoor office decoration purposes and is popular for homes and businesses. It is a type of plant that prefers indirect lighting, which means it is popular for indoor usage and office buildings. Calathea plants are popular for indoor purposes because they are generally easy to care for and they look great, offering bright green plants to liven up indoor spaces. 
Calathea plants are part of the family of plants known as Marantaceae, which is a species of flowering plants from tropical areas such as Africa. They are famous for their wide, green, colorful leaves. These wide leaves make them popular for areas of low light. Low light plants have broad leaves to absorb and use as much light as they can get. In nature, they are found in jungles and at the base of trees where the wide leaves absorb as much light as possible. 

The wide leaves are also good for capturing water and using it. Because they are located at the base of trees, often beneath a lot of branches, only a small amount of rain and moisture can get through to the plants. The broad leaves catch the moisture and the plant itself is designed to absorb and store the moisture. This way, it has reserves to use when there is not a lot of moisture.

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Calatheas are part of the marantaceae family,and the foliage of calatheas is also very attractive,coming in varied shapes and pattern .The leafs are varied in shapes due its species , the leafs open up to receive the morning sunlight and close up after the evening sunlight. calatheas plant thrives in humidity and prefer indirect lighting , and will grow best in a shady rooms . The calatheas are generally believed to have been introduced to HAWAII in the early 1970's .Most calatheas are native to south American rain forest surface.It is usually confused with and closely related to the specie ctenanthe,maranta and stromanthe.