{"id":2835,"date":"2020-01-16T00:06:03","date_gmt":"2020-01-16T08:06:03","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/depts.washington.edu\/hortlib\/pal\/pal-question-100\/"},"modified":"2024-04-25T12:52:18","modified_gmt":"2024-04-25T19:52:18","slug":"caring-for-calathea","status":"publish","type":"pal","link":"https:\/\/depts.washington.edu\/hortlib\/pal\/caring-for-calathea\/","title":{"rendered":"caring for Calathea"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>How do I care for <em>Calathea zebrina<\/em>?<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The webpage of Plant of the Week have information about <a href=\"http:\/\/www.plantoftheweek.org\/week120.shtml\"><em>Calathea zebrina<\/em><\/a> (zebra plant, native to Brazil):<br \/> &#8220;For the home or greenhouse. Plants reach 3 feet in containers. Leaves emerge from basal rosettes and may reach 2 feet long by 1 foot wide. <em>Calathea zebrina<\/em> need shade and temperatures above 55 degrees, but they need good light for a good, rich leaf color&#8230;use a soil mix consisting of 2 parts peat moss to 1 part loam to 2 parts sand or perlite. Good drainage is necessary or the plant will stagnate, which is a common problem. The plants should be kept moist at all times and leaves should be misted often. Fertilize every 2 weeks during the growing season and once a month during the winter months. Repot as often as necessary to avoid root bound conditions.&#8221;<\/p>\n<div class=\"taxonomy-keyword has-text-align-right wp-block-post-terms\"><a href=\"https:\/\/depts.washington.edu\/hortlib\/keyword\/calathea\/\" rel=\"tag\">Calathea<\/a><span class=\"wp-block-post-terms__separator\">, <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/depts.washington.edu\/hortlib\/keyword\/house-plants\/\" rel=\"tag\">House plants<\/a><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>How do I care for Calathea zebrina? The webpage of Plant of the Week have information about Calathea zebrina (zebra plant, native to Brazil): &#8220;For the home or greenhouse. Plants reach 3 feet in containers. Leaves emerge from basal rosettes and may reach 2 feet long by 1 foot wide. Calathea zebrina need shade and temperatures above 55 degrees, but they need good light for a good, rich leaf color&#8230;use a soil mix consisting of 2 parts peat moss to&#8230;<\/p>\n<div><a class=\"more-link\" href=\"https:\/\/depts.washington.edu\/hortlib\/pal\/caring-for-calathea\/\">Continue reading <span class=\"screen-reader-text\">caring for Calathea<\/span><\/a><\/div>\n","protected":false},"author":4,"featured_media":0,"menu_order":0,"template":"","keyword":[739,45],"class_list":["post-2835","pal","type-pal","status-publish","hentry","keyword-calathea","keyword-house-plants"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/depts.washington.edu\/hortlib\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pal\/2835"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/depts.washington.edu\/hortlib\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pal"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/depts.washington.edu\/hortlib\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/pal"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/depts.washington.edu\/hortlib\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/4"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/depts.washington.edu\/hortlib\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2835"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"keyword","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/depts.washington.edu\/hortlib\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/keyword?post=2835"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}