Brushstroke of the Amazon
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Native to the Amazonian jungles of South America, Rattlesnake Calathea wears an eccentric reptilian pattern on its leaves, with a plum underside and lush green brushstrokes on top. It belongs to the Marantaceae family, known as ‘Prayer Plants’, which much like humans and unlike most plants, follow a wake-and-sleep cycle driven by a circadian rhythm. This means its leaves move upwards during the night and downwards throughout the day in search of the sun.