Species · genus Ctenanthe · Marantaceae
Fishbone Prayer Plant
Ctenanthe burle-marxii H.Kenn.
Cultivars of C. burle-marxii
The named forms growers keep — each with its own page, each honest about how much we know.
No named cultivars catalogued under C. burle-marxii yet. When growers document a stable, named form, it earns its own page here.
Guide
The species-level account. Cultivar pages build on this and say where they differ.
A low-growing perennial from the shaded understory of southeastern Brazil, this Marantaceae wants warmth, steady moisture, and protection from direct sun, which scorches its patterned leaves. Keep it in bright indirect light and water when the top inch of mix has just begun to dry, allowing slight drying between waterings rather than leaving it soggy. It naturally prefers higher humidity, so expect leaf-edge browning in dry indoor air.
Care recipe
The species record — the baseline every cultivar inherits unless it says otherwise.
Care notes are early — not yet verified
- Light
- ai:claude-opus-4-8
- Water
- ai:claude-opus-4-8 (range 5-10d)
- Humidity
- ai:claude-opus-4-8
- Soil
- ai:claude-fable-5
- Care
- ai:claude-fable-5
Bright, indirect
≈ every 10 days
High
16–27 °C
Light, moisture-retentive mix with peat and perlite
Division of the rhizome at repotting
Diluted balanced feed monthly in spring and summer
Moderate
Rarely flowers indoors; grown for patterned foliage
Not yet documented
This is where toxicity lives — every cultivar of this species inherits it and none can override it.
Reference images
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Add imagesSources: ai:claude-opus-4-8 · ai:claude-opus-4-8 (range 5-10d) · ai:claude-fable-5
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