How much sunlight does my Pin-Stripe Calathea need?

Pin-Stripe Calathea may have difficulty thriving and will drop leaves 🍃 without ample sunlight. Place it less than 3 feet from a window to maximize the potential for growth. Select your region to see how the current weather in your area affects the placement in your home 🏡.

What type of soil should I use for my Pin-Stripe Calathea?

Pin-Stripe Calathea does best in well-draining soil . A good soil will contain lots of organic matter such as coco coir as well as perlite or vermiculite to help with drainage. Adding a handful of perlite to regular store-bought potting soil should do the trick!

Should I fertilize my Pin-Stripe Calathea?

Pin-Stripe Calathea should be repotted after it doubles in size or once a year , whichever comes first. Fresh potting soil has all the nutrients your plant needs, so as long as it’s refreshed yearly, you shouldn’t need to use fertilizer. Remember, plants get their energy from sunlight, not fertilizer!

How can I propagate my Pin-Stripe Calathea?

Pin-Stripe Calathea can be propagated by division into new individual plants. Check to see if there is more than one plant. In some cases they may still be beneath the soil surface. If you feel confident, you may remove the soil to check for baby plantlets below! If there are multiple plants growing, unpot the plant and gently tug the plants apart, being careful not to disturb too many of the roots. They may be connected by large root segments which you may need to break to free the plantlet. Pot up the new plant in well-draining soil Repot the parent plant back into its original pot

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Pin-Stripe Calathea

Q: How often should I water my Pin-Stripe Calathea?

Pin-Stripe Calathea prefers for the soil to dry out between waterings and should be watered regularly . Use our water calculator to personalize watering recommendations to your environment or download Greg for more advanced recommendations for all of your plants.

4.0 out of 5 (25 experiences)

Browns easily

Large, lush leaves

Also known as

striped, pin-stripe, pin-stripe calathea and Beauty Star

Taxonomy

Scientific name

Calathea ornata

Genus

Calathea

Family

Marantaceae

Order

Zingiberales

How to care for Pin-Stripe Calathea

Water

How often to water your Pin-Stripe Calathea

Pin-Stripe Calathea needs 0.5 cups of water every 9 when it doesn’t get direct sunlight and is potted in a 5" pot.

Use our water calculator to personalize watering recommendations to your environment or download Greg for more advanced recommendations for all of your plants.

Water 0.5 cups every
9

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Light

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A plant's growing potential is determined from its location, the time of year, and current local weather.

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Finding light for Pin-Stripe Calathea in your home

Light needs and placement for plant Pin-Stripe Calathea: 3ft from a window

Pin-Stripe Calathea may have difficulty thriving, and will drop leaves 🍃, without ample sunlight.

Place it less than 3 feet from a south-facing window to maximize the potential for growth.

Select your region to see how the current weather in your area affects the placement of Pin-Stripe Calathea in your home 🏡.

Nutrients

How to fertilize Pin-Stripe Calathea

Nutrient, fertilizer, and repotting needs for Pin-Stripe Calathea: repot after 2X growth

Most potting soils come with ample nutrients which plants use to produce new growth.

By the time your plant has depleted the nutrients in its soil it’s likely grown enough to need a larger pot anyway.

To replenish this plant's nutrients, repot your Pin-Stripe Calathea after it doubles in size or once a year—whichever comes first.

FAQs

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Care Summary for Pin-Stripe Calathea

Pin-Stripe Calathea

Greg recommends:

Water

0.5 cups every 9 days

Placement

< 3ft from a window

Nutrients

Repot after 2x growth

Based on the 4” pot your plant is in, and that it doesn’t get direct sunlight.

What other plant parents say

Browns easily 14

Large, lush leaves 13

Fast grower 7

Survivor 7

Pet friendly 5

Pest magnet 4

Blooms easily 1

Easy to propagate 1

@Gustonlowe

20 Plants

496 XP

08/03/2021

Love the leaves. They are gorgeous

Pin-Stripe Calathea plant photo by Gustonlowe named Bernie on Greg, the plant care app.

@Samplantdad1900

19 Plants

567 XP

Silver Spring, Maryland

07/11/2021

It’s a diva but a nice plant.

Pin-Stripe Calathea plant photo by Samplantdad1900 named Miss Diana Ross on Greg, the plant care app.

@Dylan

12 Plants

393 XP

Spencer, Indiana

06/25/2021

It’s gorgeous and easy!

Large, lush leaves

Pet friendly

Pin-Stripe Calathea plant photo by Dylan named Ornata on Greg, the plant care app.

@Champagnedani

48 Plants

672 XP

Blacksburg, Virginia

06/22/2021

Soooo pretty until she came down with a case of spider mites. I caught them early but her leaves still showed sooo much damage. More so than other plants I’ve caught mites on.

Pest magnet

Fast grower

Large, lush leaves

Pin-Stripe Calathea plant photo by Champagnedani named Kylie on Greg, the plant care app.

@Kilikena311

3 Plants

179 XP

06/13/2021

This one is so beautiful!

Large, lush leaves

Survivor

Pin-Stripe Calathea plant photo by Kilikena311 named Scarlett on Greg, the plant care app.

@Kelsoasis

3 Plants

71 XP

Setagaya City, Tokyo

06/07/2021

To all of you working-from-home plant parent living alone in a no-pets-allowed apartment, this is your perfect companion. As the name prayer plant implies, these beauties will shift their solar panels throughout the day, often letting out a faint rustling sound, reminding you that you are not the only living soul in your room. Don’t call me lonely!!

Browns easily

Pin-Stripe Calathea plant photo by Kelsoasis named Benny on Greg, the plant care app.

@Xvxtine

16 Plants

359 XP

Austin, Texas

05/28/2021

it got spider mites completely inexplicably. calatheas and i do not get along.

Pest magnet

Browns easily

Pin-Stripe Calathea plant photo by Xvxtine named calathea ornata on Greg, the plant care app.

@Nikkilynn

80 Plants

1,731 XP

03/06/2021

Keep it humid and semi damp (I heavily mist moss on top to keep moisture in and it’s showing new growth), relatively bright light.

Pin-Stripe Calathea plant photo by Nikkilynn named Maya on Greg, the plant care app.

@Hailleemarie

27 Plants

399 XP

02/27/2021

Beautiful leaves with the stripes (and a hint of pink) to give it the pinstripe look. Absolutely stunning! Any Calathea is picky, needs the correct water, humidity and lighting or the leaves brown easy.

Large, lush leaves

Browns easily

Pin-Stripe Calathea plant photo by Hailleemarie named Lily on Greg, the plant care app.

@Kiersten

114 Plants

5,775 XP

New Orleans, Louisiana

02/12/2021

Been about 9 months since that ^ photo was taken and we’re down to 2.5 leaves. She gets the front row seat at the window, she gets lots of humidity, she gets BOTTLED WATER, and all the love in my heart and this is her response.

What a drama queen. Two stars purely because what leaves she does have are beautiful.

Browns easily

Pin-Stripe Calathea plant photo by Kiersten named Frida on Greg, the plant care app.

@Nataleaf

69 Plants

1,611 XP

New Orleans, Louisiana

02/12/2021

This is a stunning, but high maintenance plant! I’ve had her for a little over two months, and she has been consistently putting out new leaves. I do not water often, maybe once or twice a month, but I collect rainwater for her specifically - they are sensitive to chlorine in tap water. She loves humidity, and I live somewhere VERY humid, so I just open the windows for her often. I have her sitting directly in a North-facing window and she “prays” nightly. 💕 Let’s hope I can keep her on track!

Large, lush leaves

Pet friendly

Browns easily

Fast grower