Calathea Triostar

Calathea Triostar

1 Gallon
Sale price  $29.00 Regular price  $99.00
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Calathea Triostar

Stromanthe sanguinea 'Triostar'

A stunning, high-maintenance prayer plant with vibrant pink, white, and green variegated leaves.

Sale price  $29.00 Regular price  $99.00
Container sizeSize guide 1 Gallon

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Description

The Calathea Triostar is a breathtakingly colorful star in the prayer plant family. Its elongated, pointed leaves are a vibrant painter's palette of cream, pink, and various shades of green, with a stunning deep pinkish-purple underside. The variegation is bold and irregular, making each leaf a unique work of art. It exhibits the same prayerful leaf movement at night. While its care demands are higher, requiring bright indirect light and exceptional humidity, its unparalleled beauty makes it a coveted centerpiece for experienced plant enthusiasts.

  • Vibrant Tricolor Variegation: Each leaf displays a stunning, random mix of creamy white, hot pink, and forest green.

  • Striking Pink Undersides: The leaf backs are a solid, deep magenta-pink, creating a dramatic contrast.

  • Requires Bright Light for Color: Needs bright, indirect light to maintain its vivid pink variegation; too little light causes colors to fade.

  • High Humidity is Essential: Demands very high humidity (60%+) to prevent crispy edges; ideal for a cloche, terrarium, or humidified room.

  • Prayer Plant Movement: Leaves fold upward in the evening, revealing their colorful undersides.

Quick Facts

  • Features:Foliage: Lance-shaped leaves with striking variegation in creamy white, green, and pink; leaf undersides are rich purple-red.Flowers: Rare indoors; produces red-orange flowers with cherry-pink bracts in early spring when grown in ideal conditions.Habit: Evergreen perennial with a compact, clumping, upright habit. Exhibits nyctinasty – leaves fold upward at night.Light Preference: Prefers bright, indirect light; tolerates partial shade but avoids direct sun to prevent leaf scorch.
  • Mature Height: 12 in
    Mature Width: 18 in
  • Growth Rate: Moderate
  • Light Needs: Bright, indirect light
  • Key Advantages:Dramatic, colorful foliage with vibrant purple undersides.Compact and elegant form suitable for tabletops.Unique nyctinastic movement adds interest.Effective air-purifying plant
  • Landscape Uses:Indoor container plant for homes and offices.Tabletops, shelves, and bright bathrooms.Terrariums (if spacious).Mixed indoor plant displays

Faqs

Q: Can it tolerate low light?A: It willsurvivein medium light, but its famous pink variegation will fade, and the plant will produce more solid green leaves to compensate. For the most spectacular colors, providebright, indirect light(like near an east-facing window).

📍 Primary Delivery Area · San Francisco Bay Area

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San Francisco Bay Area is our primary local delivery market. Victory Nursery also serves additional California markets and selected extended delivery areas by arrangement.

Regular local delivery: San Francisco, Peninsula, South Bay, East Bay, Marin, Tracy / Mountain House and surrounding service areas.

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