Can Calathea orbifolia be kept in the bedroom? Potted cultivation methods and precautions

Choosing a potted plant to place indoors both beautifies the environment and purifies the air, and an evergreen plant like Calathea orbifolia is a good choice. So can it be placed in the bedroom? What are the cultivation methods and precautions? Let the editor of Tuliu.com answer for you below.

1. Can potted Calathea orbifolia be placed in the bedroom?

Calathea orbifolia is a perennial evergreen herbaceous foliage plant that can reach up to 100cm in height. It can be planted in patches, in clusters, or arranged together with other plants as a landscaping plant; it can also be potted and placed indoors for viewing.

And because Calathea orbifolia has strong shade tolerance, is non-toxic and so on, placing a small amount of it in the bedroom is no problem either. However, if it is used in the bedroom, do not place too many, so as to avoid the plants performing respiration at night and affecting the indoor air quality. In addition, placing it indoors also has the following effects in feng shui.

1. Besides being able to view its leaves, the flowers it blooms are also very beautiful, so its flower language is beauty, temptation and so on. Placing it indoors implies a beautiful life, love of life, a colorful life and so on.

2. Placing Calathea orbifolia in the living room, dining room or study is very good. Its leaves are evergreen and its foliage is lush, and it has effects such as gathering wealth and boosting fortune.

2. What are the cultivation methods and precautions for potted Calathea orbifolia?

The bedroom is generally a place used for sleeping, so the light is usually relatively dim, and at night when the doors and windows are closed and the curtains are drawn it becomes even darker. Therefore, ordinary sun-loving plants are not suitable for placement in the bedroom, while Calathea orbifolia, as a shade-tolerant and non-toxic plant, can be placed in the bedroom and living room and other places. But during cultivation you need to be clear about the following cultivation methods and precautions.

1. Avoid direct sunlight; only scattered light is needed

Calathea orbifolia is a shade-tolerant plant, so it generally grows better under indirect radiation or scattered light. In addition, in summer when the light is strong, direct sunlight must be avoided to prevent burning of the leaves. At this time it should be moved away from balconies, windows and other places that receive direct sunlight.

2. Maintain air humidity, and water in appropriate amounts

The peak growing season of Calathea orbifolia is from March to October each year. At this time, relatively high air humidity should be maintained, which is conducive to the spreading of the leaves; if the air is relatively dry, you can appropriately spray water on the leaf surface. In addition, in summer water once each morning and evening, in spring and autumn water once every 1-2 days, and in winter water once every 4-5 days, carried out at noon; if the winter temperature is relatively low, there is no need to water, and keeping the potting soil dry is enough.

3. Adhere to the principle of frequent and light application

During the peak growing season of Calathea orbifolia, apply once every 2 weeks a mixed fertilizer of peanut bran and compound fertilizer or decomposed compost, with nitrogen fertilizer as the main component, followed by phosphorus and potassium fertilizer. In the morning when the dew has not yet dried or in the evening, the prepared solution can be sprayed as a foliar topdressing. During the winter dormant period and when summer is too hot, fertilization should be stopped.

Because Calathea orbifolia has relatively strong disease resistance, pests and diseases generally occur less often, but you still need to pay attention to the occurrence of pests and diseases such as scale insects, red spider mites and leaf spot disease. Flower lovers should take preventive measures in advance, and for leaves that show disease, spray chemicals for prevention and control.