Marantha Flamestar - Calathea Flamestar, Maranta Wala Trees grown on poor soils

Trees grown on poor soils yield better oil

fan-shaped leaves with a smooth texture

Mist the plant occasionally to maintain moisture levels

The leaves are deciduous

Plant tubers 5-7

Marantha Flamestar - Calathea Flamestar, Maranta Wala Trees grown on poor soilsMarantha Flamestar Calathea Flamestar, Maranta The Maranta genus includes a few dozen low growing plants native to the American tropics. Maranta have some of the most beautiful, most decorative leaves in the plant kingdom. The popular M. tricolor has deep green, velvety leaves with yellow splotches down the midrib and arching red veins traveling to the leaf margins. They are fairly common as houseplants, but not necessarily easy to keep growing over