Listening
Rattlesnake calathea · Goeppertia
Size
Pot
A prayer plant that folds its patterned leaves upward each night, as if to listen. For the friend who always really does.
The good it does: pet safe · a nightly ritual.
Ships Monday to Friday · replaced free if it arrives less than well
How to keep it happy
Bright, indirect light, out of direct sun. Keep lightly moist with filtered or rain water and high humidity, dry air browns the edges. Pet safe.
Plant details & care
- Botanical name: Calathea Lancifolia
- Common names: Peacock Plant, Zebra Plant, Rattlesnake
This Calathea Lancifolia also commonly called the Rattlesnake comes with dark green leaves that have unique ripples. Like all Calathea plants, the leaves adjust as the sun rotates throughout the day. Calathea Plants, native to tropical South and Central America, Africa, and the West Indies, are grown primarily for their beautiful, brightly colored, upright, oval leaves. Exhibits strappy, spotted leaves and deep purple undersides.
How it arrives
Potted, packed by hand at the nursery, and shipped Monday to Friday, usually within a day or two of your order. In cold months we tuck in a heat pack; in a hard freeze we hold your order and send a card that says it is on the way.
Our happy-plant promise
If your plant arrives worse for the journey, tell us within 48 hours and we'll send another, no forms, no fuss. Living things deserve second chances; so do deliveries.
Goes gently with
A little more on purpose
An add-on usually carries the order past $90, and shipping is on us from there.
