Ctenanthe
Ctenanthe is a genus of flowering plants of the family Marantaceae described as a genus in 1884. They are evergreen perennials, native to Central and South America. They are grown for their attractive, often variegated foliage. They are frost tender, requiring a minimum temperature of.
The Royal Horticultural Society's Award of Garden Merit has been awarded to the following:-
- Ctenanthe amabilis
- Ctenanthe lubbersiana , which grows to and bears large, oval leaves up to long, heavily striped and mottled with yellow
- Ctenanthe oppenheimiana 'Tricolor' , which grows to with narrow, oval leaves up to long with V-shaped silver patterns above and maroon below.
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