{"product_id":"calathea-illustris-trio","title":"Calathea Illustris Trio","description":"\u003cp\u003eCreate a beautifully full potted display of these wonderful and extremely easy to grow indoor plants, or pot each one into a smaller pot and enjoy multiple pots in your home or sheltered garden. Of course, at this price you could be really cheeky and elevate yourself to legend status by gifting already potted plants to your friends too.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eCalathea Illustris is another wonderful Calathea that features beautifully patterned foliage. Once mature the large rounded leaves are a beguiling combination of light and dark green and are highlighted with a deep pink central rib and a feathered creamy pattern that becomes pink with age. The undersides of the leaf are also truly magnificent showing off a purple glow.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eCalathea are a very popular and hardy member of the Prayer Plant family that is suitable for an indoor position or in a warmer climate, grown outside in a sheltered position. The contrasting markings on the foliage adds colour, life and air cleaning properties to your indoor area, and in warmer climates, these gorgeous plants will brighten up a sheltered shady position outside. Calathea will flower, but as the flowers are not very showy, it is recommended that they are pinched out so the plant puts most of its energy into producing the luxurious foliage.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ePerfect for pots, Calathea requires a well drained soil and a brightly lit position out of direct sunlight. Preferring light humidity, Calathea appreciate regular watering, but do not let the plant become waterlogged as this will cause fungal issues and most likely death, particularly during Winter. For best results fertilise regularly with a slow release fertiliser and repot every few year using a good quality potting mix for indoor plants.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e**Planting out these advanced plugs is the best way of avoiding transplant shock and ensuring your plants settle in quickly and grow on well as the plants are young and fresh. Also, the root systems are healthy with no chance of the encircling roots that pots will encourage. Our professional growers have been using this method for years as it's the quickest way of ensuring top quality plants and we are excited to be able to offer our customers the same.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Garden Express Australia","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":53828120969400,"sku":"COLCALILT","price":47.7,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0928\/0805\/2920\/files\/collection-colcalilt-calathea-illustris-pplcalill.jpg?v=1785382369","url":"https:\/\/gardenexpress.com.au\/products\/calathea-illustris-trio","provider":"Garden Express Australia","version":"1.0","type":"link"}