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Showing posts with label ARROWROOTS (Goeppertia loeseneri). Show all posts
Showing posts with label ARROWROOTS (Goeppertia loeseneri). Show all posts

Monday 5 February 2024

20-3-2015 BOTANICAL GARDENS, SINGAPORE - ARROWROOTS (Goeppertia loeseneri)


Goeppertia loeseneri (syn. Calathea loeseneri), the Brazilian star calathea, is a species of plant belonging to the Marantaceae family. It is native to Peru, northern Brazil, Colombia, and Ecuador. It can grow to a height of 1.2m (4 feet).

Goeppertia loeseneri is widely cultivated as an ornamental plant with star-shaped pink flowers outside its native range.