🌱
Image coming soon
Growing Inspiration
Inspiration for future Agardeni growing environments.
ornamentalFamily: MarantaceaeGenus: Calathea
Cultivar
Calathea Sanguinea
Calathea
This tropical foliage selection offers lush, ornamental leaves that bring a touch of the rainforest to indoor spaces. Its growth habit is naturally clumping, making it well-suited for decorative pots or interior garden displays. Thriving in consistent warmth and moderate, indirect light, it is a rewarding plant for enthusiasts who enjoy maintaining indoor humidity.
Calathea Sanguinea is a striking tropical foliage plant known for its dramatic leaf coloration and elegant habit. It makes an excellent choice for indoor environments requiring high-humidity, indirect light conditions.
Marketplace packs coming soon
Current nursery inventory and 18 / 36 / 72 pricing will appear here when available.
Cultivar Story
Start with Inspiration. Grow Your Aspiration.
📦
Image coming soon
Marketplace Plant
A realistic representation of the starter plants offered in 18, 36, and 72 plant quantities.
🌿
Image coming soon
Aspirational Garden
Grow your aspirational plan into an inspirational garden.
🍓
Image coming soon
Plant Detail
A closer look at the fruit, flower, foliage, or mature defining characteristics of this cultivar.
🪴
Image coming soon
Repotting / Start Growing
Begin with a starter plant and establish it in a larger pot using quality potting soil with beneficials and fertilizer.
✨
Image coming soon
Start · Plan · Grow
Start with real plants. Plan with current marketplace availability. Grow your aspirational garden.
Cultivar Video
Agardeni▶
Cultivar Video Coming Soon
See this cultivar from starter plant to aspirational garden.
Plant Profile
Grow Calathea Sanguinea with confidence
Key growing information first, with the complete reviewed cultivar profile available when you want it.
☀️
Sun
Bright, indirect light; protect from harsh direct sun which can scorch the leaves.
💧
Water
Keep the soil consistently moist but never waterlogged; allow only the top inch of soil to dry before watering again.
📏
Mature size
1.5 to 2 feet tall and wide
🌡️
Hardiness
11-12
🌿
Growth habit
clumping perennial
🌿
Plant type
tropical foliage plant
View Plant Data
Care, size, flowering, climate, soil, health, and additional reviewed data.
+
View Plant Data
Care, size, flowering, climate, soil, health, and additional reviewed data.
Good to know
🌱
Growing note
Calatheas are sensitive to tap water chemicals like fluoride and chlorine; use distilled or rainwater for best results to prevent leaf tip browning.
🌡️
Climate note
Prefers consistent temperatures between 65 and 80 degrees Fahrenheit; avoid cold drafts.
🌸
Flower / fruit
Primarily grown for its beautiful foliage; flowering is rare in indoor container conditions.
Growing & Care
Everyday care, growth, feeding, and pruning guidance.
+
Growing & Care
Everyday care, growth, feeding, and pruning guidance.
☀️
Sun / light
Bright, indirect light; protect from harsh direct sun which can scorch the leaves.
🌿
Growth rate
moderate
🌱
Fertilizer
Use a balanced liquid houseplant fertilizer diluted to half-strength during the growing season; avoid over-fertilizing.
✂️
Pruning
Remove yellowed or damaged leaves at the base to maintain plant health and appearance.
•
Care notes
Calatheas are sensitive to tap water chemicals like fluoride and chlorine; use distilled or rainwater for best results to prevent leaf tip browning.
Size & Habit
How the plant grows and the space it needs at maturity.
+
Size & Habit
How the plant grows and the space it needs at maturity.
📏
Mature size
1.5 to 2 feet tall and wide
🌿
Growth habit
clumping perennial
↔️
Spacing
18-24 inches
Flower / Fruit
Flowering, fruiting, pollination, bloom, and harvest behavior.
+
Flower / Fruit
Flowering, fruiting, pollination, bloom, and harvest behavior.
🌸
Flowering / fruiting
Primarily grown for its beautiful foliage; flowering is rare in indoor container conditions.
Climate & Hardiness
Cold, heat, chill, and regional growing considerations.
+
Climate & Hardiness
Cold, heat, chill, and regional growing considerations.
🌡️
Hardiness zones
11-12
🌡️
Temperature
Prefers consistent temperatures between 65 and 80 degrees Fahrenheit; avoid cold drafts.
Soil & Water
Moisture, drainage, soil, and pH preferences.
+
Soil & Water
Moisture, drainage, soil, and pH preferences.
💧
Watering
Keep the soil consistently moist but never waterlogged; allow only the top inch of soil to dry before watering again.
🌱
Soil
Peat-based, well-draining potting mix with added perlite for aeration.
🧪
Soil pH
5.5-6.5
More Plant Data
19 additional reviewed fields from this Plant.id.
+
More Plant Data
19 additional reviewed fields from this Plant.id.
•
Container Growing
Ideal for container cultivation due to its clumping habit; ensure the pot has drainage holes.
•
Family
Marantaceae
•
Foliage Look
Lush, broad, patterned leaves with rich green and potentially reddish-purple undertones.
•
Foliage Rules
Leaves are broad and oval with distinct vein patterns; maintain consistent coloration and avoid signs of stress like curled edges.
🍒
Fruit Flower Look
Not applicable for primary display.
🍒
Fruit Flower Rules
Flowers should not be depicted on starter plants; focus on foliage health and pattern.
✂️
Growth Habit Rules
Maintain a clumping, non-vining, upright appearance.
•
Mature Plant Look
A lush, dense clump of broad, patterned, upright leaves.
🌱
Mature Stage Morphology
Features broad, patterned leaves arranged in a clumping, upright-to-spreading habit.
🌱
Morphology Rules
Ensure leaves appear clean and lush, typical of a well-cared-for tropical foliage plant.
•
Plant Faqs
How much light does a Calathea need? It requires bright, indirect light. Can this plant go outdoors? Only in tropical climates; it is best kept as a houseplant. Why are the leaf tips turning brown? This is often due to low humidity or mineral buildup from tap water.
•
Root Look
Small, healthy, white-to-light-tan fibrous root system in a propagation plug.
🌱
Soil Look
Dark, moist, well-structured potting medium.
•
Starter Stage
Small, young plant with compact foliage developing typical leaf patterns.
🌱
Starter Stage Morphology
Young leaves may be smaller and show less intense coloration than mature specimens; stems are flexible and upright.
•
Video Voiceover Script
Welcome to Agardeni, where inspiration for gardening helps us imagine how and where we will grow Calathea Sanguinea. This is Calathea Sanguinea, available as 18, 36, and 72 plant starter trays through the Agardeni Marketplace. Let this vibrant tropical plant become part of your aspirational plan, helping you imagine the lush indoor foliage environment you want to create. Focusing on its most ornamental characteristic, the broad, patterned leaves provide a sophisticated display of rich color and texture for any indoor space. Establish your starter plug in a four-inch pot with quality, well-draining soil, then move it to a permanent container once it is well-established. Find your inspiration with Agardeni. Explore real plants and real availability. Start. Plan. Grow.
•
Youtube Tags
Calathea Calathea Sanguinea tropical foliage houseplants indoor gardening Agardeni prayer plant foliage plants starter plants
•
Youtube Video Summary
Discover the lush foliage of Calathea Sanguinea, an excellent choice for adding tropical beauty to your indoor home environment. Learn how to provide the consistent moisture and light needed for this elegant, clumping plant to thrive.
•
Youtube Video Title
Growing Calathea Sanguinea: Tropical Foliage for Indoor Spaces
Coming Soon
Future Buyer Brand Sellers
Possible future seller options for 2.5-inch, 4-inch, and 1-gallon finished plants.