Botanical Name: Common Names:
Calathea lutea Cuban Cigar Plant,
Native: Foliage Type:
No Evergreen
Plant Type: Plant Habit:
Hedging / Screening, Palms, Ferns & Tropical Clumping, Upright
Description:
Beautiful upright evergreen clumping perennial with large green tropical-looking foliage and unusual cigar-like brown bracts with yellow flowers. Plant in a large container to give a tropical feel to a shady courtyard. Useful for screening. Prefers tropical climates however will grow in temperate climate in a sheltered position, protected from frost. Grows approx. 3m tall x 1m wide.
Mature Height: Mature Width:
2-4m 60cm-1m
Position: Soil Type:
Semi Shade Loam, Sandy, Well Drained
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