6" Calathea Jungle Cat calathea sometimes reaching for the ground

sometimes reaching for the ground

saturated emerald green

Hanging fronds are often coated on the reverse with a thick dusting of cinnamon-hued spores

Little purple and fuchsia flowers peek out around the top

6" Calathea Jungle Cat calathea sometimes reaching for the groundLittle Jungle Cat grows about 12" high, like most Calatheas. Wide oval leaves are painted in wild colors like a tropical bird's feather. Softly waved and ruffled leaves start with jade green, topped with paired deep green slashes pointing to a wide, soft, minty green middle, and a jaggedy oval line scratched on. Red stems and bright red undersides of the foliage show up in the rolled up new leaves and when the leaves close the day in nighttime