Stromanthe 'Burle Marx'

'Burle Marx' is easily distinguished by the strong green and white chevron patterning on its leaves and the purple shading on the underleaf. The white flowers ion spring are typical of this family. It's relatively small for a stromanthe at just 18 inches by 12 inches, and it takes three years to reach that size. As a native of the Brazilian rain forest, it needs heat and humidity, and it thrives in shade or part shade. All this has combined to make it popular as a houseplant and in containers, since it's not likely to survive in the ground north of Florida.

This plant is named for Roberto Burle Marx the noted Brazilian landscape architect who pioneered the use of native flora in his bold, modern landscape designs.