TROPICAL PLANT ENCYCLOPEDIA
Calathea crotalifera
Rattlesnake Plant, Rattle Shaker, Rattlesnake Ginger, Yellow RattleshakerFamily: Marantaceae
Origin: Central and South America
The unusual inflorescences are upright, shaped like a rattlesnake's rattle, up to 10 inches (25 cm) long, and consist of stacked leathery floral bracts with small, yellow or yellow-orange flowers peeking out at the edges. The relatively inconspicuous actual flowers are tubular and have 3 unequal lobes.
Similar plants:
- Calathea altissima, Goeppertia altissima (Calathea)
- Calathea burle-marxii (Ice Blue Calathea)
- Calathea crocata (Eternal flame)
- Calathea hybrid (Calathea Fusion White PPAF)
- Calathea lietzei (Calathea)
- Calathea loeseneri (Brazilian Star Calathea)
- Calathea lutea (Cigar Calathea)
- Calathea makoyana, Maranta makoyana (Peacock plant)
- Calathea musaica (Network Calathea)
- Calathea orbifolia (Peacock Plant)
Link to this plant:
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