Calathea zebrina (Zebra Plant) Leaf Colour_Green Allow the plant to go

Allow the plant to go through a winter dormancy period by withholding water

allowing the top layer of soil to dry between waterings

The main differences are Timor Black has a light green hairless striped shoot plus chocolate black culms whereas G-atroviolacea has sooty black culms and dark hairy stripe-free shoot

Size: 60–70 cm tall by 60–70 cm wide

A tough low maintenance plant

Calathea zebrina (Zebra Plant) Leaf Colour_Green Allow the plant to goCalathea zebrina, commonly called the zebra plant is a remarkably interesting plant with velvety dark green and fluorescent green variegation. Calatheas are popular house plants because of their variegated leaves and vivid colours. Like other members of the marantaceae family, Calathea raises their leaves in the morning and lowers them at night, giving them the common name, the prayer plant.