Can someone identify this tropical looking plant?

Discussion in 'Plants: Identification' started by katblack, Apr 25, 2010.

  1. katblack

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    My mom got this 5 months ago and it's starting to go downhill. We don't know what it is to research how to perk it back up. The leaves and stems are long. Pink (although the pink on the top of the leaves is starting to fade) and green on the top of the leaves in no real pattern, and dark pink underneath.

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  2. togata57

    togata57 Generous Contributor 10 Years

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    Calathea, perhaps 'Triostar'.
     
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  4. lorax

    lorax Rising Contributor 10 Years

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    It looks dry - Calathea curl their leaves under drought conditions. I'd try repotting it into a soil with more peat or coir in it, which will help with moisture retention.
     

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