1 entry found. Common Name: Peacock Plant, Calathea, Brain
Plant, Rattlesnake Plant Botanical Name: Calathea makoyana (kal-
uh-THEE-a) Decorative Life: Months to years. Post Harvest Care -
Pruning dead leaves is often better than repotting as the shock
of repotting can result in plants never recovering. - Leaf tip
burn can be caused by dry soil (growing media) and/or by
fluoride levels commonly found in drinking water. C. makoyana is
more tolerant of fluoride than C. insignis. Water stress can
promote the browning of the leaf margins whereas over-watering
can cause droopy foliage because of root damage. Harvest
Instructions: Best plants are produced when grown with low
nitrate to ammonium nitrogen fertilization ratios, namely,
higher amounts of ammonium types. Plants grown under high
temperatures (90F plus) and frequent irrigations exhibited
reduced quality at time of harvest but after 3 months under
interior conditions they were of equal quality to cooler grown
and less frequently irrigated specimens. - Membe