Species · genus Ctenanthe · Marantaceae
Never-never-plant
Ctenanthe oppenheimiana (É.Morren) K.Schum.
Cultivars of C. oppenheimiana
The named forms growers keep — each with its own page, each honest about how much we know.
No named cultivars catalogued under C. oppenheimiana 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.
Ctenanthe oppenheimiana is a perennial from the tropical forests of northeastern Brazil, a Marantaceae understory plant that wants warmth, steady humidity, and bright indirect light rather than direct sun, which scorches its patterned leaves. Keep the mix lightly, evenly moist but never soggy: water when the top inch is approaching dry, and ease off in cooler or darker conditions to avoid rot. Dry air and crisping leaf edges signal it needs more ambient humidity.
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 the growing season
Moderate
Rarely flowers indoors; prized for its striped leaves
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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No reference gallery yet
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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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