Species · genus Ctenanthe · Marantaceae
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Ctenanthe setosa (Roscoe) Eichler
Cultivars of C. setosa
The named forms growers keep — each with its own page, each honest about how much we know.
No named cultivars catalogued under C. setosa 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 setosa is a perennial of the Marantaceae from the shaded, humid forest floors of eastern Brazil, so it wants warmth, steady moisture, and bright indirect light rather than direct sun, which scorches the patterned leaves. Keep the mix evenly moist but never sodden, watering when the top inch has dried, and lean toward the drier end if light or warmth are low. As a humidity-loving understory plant it appreciates higher ambient moisture and protection from cold drafts.
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 velvety 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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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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