Genus · Marantaceae
Stromanthe
2 species tracked in Horta’s catalog, and the named cultivars growers keep. Walk down to a species for its full care record, or into a cultivar for its traits and provenance.
Species in this genus
The ones growers meet most — each links to its own page.
Stromanthe sanguinea
Stromanthe Triostar
Stromanthe sanguinea is a member of the Marantaceae, the prayer-plant family, whose species are tropical understory plants adapted to warmth, even moisture, and dappled light beneath a canopy. Give it bright indirect light and keep the mix lightly and evenly moist, watering when the top inch is approaching dry; avoid both standing water and full drying. It favors elevated humidity and will brown at the leaf margins in dry indoor air.
Stromanthe thalia
Stromanthe Triostar
A member of the prayer-plant family (Marantaceae) native to the humid forests of eastern and southern Brazil, this is a tropical understory plant that wants warmth, steady moisture, and protection from direct sun. Keep it in bright indirect light and water when the top inch of the mix is just dry, allowing it to approach dryness but not bone-dry. It is sensitive to dry air and low humidity, so steady ambient moisture suits it best.
About the genus
A genus-level overview — shared traits, history, the botany that ties these plants together — is on its way. For now, the species and cultivars above and below carry the genus.
Kept true by its growers
Stromanthe keeps evolving — species move, cultivars appear, IDs get corrected. If you can place an unplaced plant or add a species we’re missing, the whole genus gets truer.
Overview derived from 2 tracked species · the contribute flow arrives with the next slice.