27/05/2026
☘️Calathea 'Medallion' (botanical name: Calathea roseopicta 'Medallion') 🪴✨
- Key features: Large, round, medallion-shaped leaves with intricate patterns: deep green edges, lighter green feathery/brushstroke markings, and silvery-green centers. Undersides are rich reddish-purple, stems are pinkish-red.
- Member of the Prayer Plant family — leaves fold upward at night, open wide during the day.
🌱 Care Tips
- Light: Bright indirect / filtered light only — NO direct sun. Direct light fades patterns, burns leaves, causes brown edges. Best near north/east window or shaded spot.
- Water: Keep soil evenly moist (never soggy or bone dry). Water when top 2–3 cm feels dry. Use rainwater, distilled, or filtered water only — tap water chemicals cause brown spots & crispy tips.
- Humidity: HIGH HUMIDITY 60–85% is NON-NEGOTIABLE. Dry air = curling, browning, dying leaves. Mist daily, use pebble tray, humidifier, or group with other plants. Loves bathrooms/kitchens.
- Soil: Light, fluffy, moisture-retentive but well-draining mix: peat moss + perlite + orchid bark + coco coir + small charcoal.
- Temperature: 18–27°C; keep above 15°C. HATES cold drafts, AC, wind, or sudden temp changes — causes leaf damage fast.
- Maintenance: Wipe leaves gently with damp cloth to remove dust (don’t use leaf shine). Trim dead leaves cleanly at base. Leaf pattern variation is normal!
- Growth: Moderate grower; stays bushy, leaves get large & stunning when happy.
Source: Google