Goeppertia Species, Calathea, Rattlesnake Plant (Goeppertia lancifolia)

Not only the upper page of these leaves has this curious color pattern, but the lower is bright purple. Excellent house plant. Rio de Janeiro, early autumn.

by Monocromatico May 1, 2004 11:32 PM

by Kenneth0871 May 17, 2004 8:52 AM

large calathea lancifolia (aka insignis) growing in the ground in my greenhouse

by gothqueen Nov 7, 2008 4:16 AM

C. insignis in January 2010 having survived about ten nights of 20s F sustained freezes, outdoors in a warm microclimate spot in my garden in NE Florida.

by JaxFlaGardener Jan 13, 2010 5:43 PM

Feb, 2010--Tellys Greenhouse, Troy, MI

by DaylilySLP Feb 26, 2013 2:13 PM

Acapulco Botanical Garden, Loyola del Pacífico University, Acapulco, Guerrero, México

by growin Apr 28, 2013 1:53 AM

With a Heliconia. Atlanta Botanical Garden. Copyright Karl Gercens. Conservatory Horticulturist at Longwood Gardens. http://www.karlgercens.com/

by Kell Feb 23, 2019 8:43 PM

Costa Rica. Photo courtesy of, copyright of Jim Bishop, a Landscape Designer, from San Diego, California

by Kell Jan 17, 2020 9:19 PM