Calathea lutea (Common name: Cigar Calathea)
Calathea luteaCigar Calathea
Family: Marantaceae
Origin: Tropical America
Calathea lutea can grow to a height of 2.5 m and produces cigar-shaped bracts. The paddle-shaped leaves have reflective silver undersides. The most common cultivar found locally produces brownish bracts.
Similar plants:
- Calathea altissima, Goeppertia altissima (Calathea)
- Calathea burle-marxii (Ice Blue Calathea)
- Calathea crocata (Eternal flame)
- Calathea crotalifera (Rattlesnake Plant, Rattle Shaker, Rattlesnake Ginger, Yellow Rattleshaker)
- Calathea hybrid (Calathea Fusion White PPAF)
- Calathea lietzei (Calathea)
- Calathea loeseneri (Brazilian Star Calathea)
- Calathea makoyana, Maranta makoyana (Peacock plant)
- Calathea musaica (Network Calathea)
- Calathea orbifolia (Peacock Plant)
Link to this plant:
https://toptropicals.com/catalog/uid/calathea_lutea.htm