6" Calathea Rufibarba calathea in cooking and as an

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grass green things hanging limply draped around their main stem then toughen up when they see how things are

Delicate looks belie the sturdiness of this pretty fern

awkward angles as its stiff vines reach out for everything

6" Calathea Rufibarba calathea in cooking and as anRufibarba looks like it should rattle when you bump it, it's so wavy and rattly. Lovely leaves where softly muted olivey, piney greens vie with softly muted burgundy maroons are evenly rippled like feathers. The nicknames "furry feather leaf" and "velvet Calathea" describe the tops and the undersides of the foliage's velvety, fuzzy texture. Taller than most Calatheas, Rufi can get up to 3' tall if you're nice to him. By the way, "rufibarba" means red