''Goeppertia zebrina'', the zebra plant, is a
species of plant in the
family Marantaceae,
native
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to southeastern Brazil. It is sometimes known by the
synonym
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''Calathea zebrina''. ''Goeppertia zebrina'' has gained the
Royal Horticultural Society's
Award of Garden Merit
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History
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Etymology
The Latin
specific epithet
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''zebrina'' means "with stripes like a zebra".
Description
It is an
evergreen perennial growing to . Some hybrids can grow to 4 feet or 5 feet in height (1.22m-1.52m). The long stalks to carry elliptical leaves or more long. The leaves are dark green above, dark red below, the spines, veins and margins etched in lime green.
Cultivation
It is
tender, with a minimum temperature of required, and in
temperate areas is cultivated indoors as a
houseplant. Normal
room temperature
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, that is around 20°C, is a suitable temperature for this plant all year round. It prefers a brightly-lit spot, but does not tolerate direct sun. The
soil should be kept moist throughout the summer, when it cannot tolerate
drought. Nutrition can be given every other week during the growing season from spring to fall, but no supplement during the winter. To give the blades a pleasant humidity, it can be showered with lukewarm water as often as possible.
Replanting
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takes place when needed during the spring.
See also
*
Maranta leuconeura
''Maranta leuconeura'', also known as prayer plant, is a species of flowering plant in the family Marantaceae, native to the Brazilian tropical forests. It is a variable, rhizomatous perennial, growing to tall and broad, with crowded clumps of ...
, a similar looking houseplant of the same family
References
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zebrina
''Zebrina'' is a genus of air-breathing land snails, terrestrial pulmonate gastropod mollusks in the family Enidae.
Species
Species in the genus ''Zebrina'' include:
* '' Zebrina detrita'' (O. F. Müller, 1774)
* '' Zebrina fasciolata'' (Oli ...
Flora of Brazil
House plants