Calathea argentea - 1L / 14cm / Small
$25.00Calathea argentea – Silvery Elegance, Lush Foliage
For those who love lush, vibrant greenery with a twist, Calathea argentea is a stunner. Its silvery-green leaves catch the light beautifully, while the deep purple undersides add a surprise pop of color. This plant doesn’t just sit still—it moves with the light, folding its leaves at night and opening them during the day. A perfect statement plant for soft, elegant interiors.
Origin: Native to Brazil, where it thrives in warm, humid rainforests under dense canopy cover.
Growth Habit & Size: A clumping, low-growing plant reaching 50-70 cm tall, with broad, silver-green leaves edged in deep green.
Shape & Spread: Forms a bushy, spreading shape with gently arching foliage.
Room Placement: Perfect for bathrooms, bedrooms, or shaded lounges with high humidity and low to medium indirect light. In homes with east-facing windows, it will receive ideal filtered morning sun.
Difficulty Level: Beginner to Intermediate – Generally easy, but sensitive to inconsistent watering and dry air.
🔎 Rarity Check: Uncommon – Exclusive to PlantHouse in New Zealand
Non-toxic to pets
Plant Size Guide
The plant in the photos is an example and an approximate guide only however we try to show an average sized example. Sizes, flowering state and colours change throughout the seasons and variation will occur. In summer & autumn, plants are often larger or the same size as than the example picture but around winter and spring, they can be a little smaller but still at a size similar to the example. We aim to update the pictures to reflect significant differences.
Plant Heights - because the plant's foliage must fit inside our Plant Cartons, the actual height of a plant's central trunk (meristem) will be shorter than the box it fits in.
Small Plants - 14cm wide nursery pot - 1 Litre volume - Plants fit in a 50cm tall box.
Medium Plants - 17cm wide pots either 2L hanging pot or 2.5L nursery pot - Plants fit in a 75cm tall box.
Large Plants - 25cm wide pot, 10L volume. Plants fit in a 100cm tall box.
XL Plants - Plants over 100cm tall in pot sizes specified, 25cm/10L or greater and are hand delivered within Auckland/Northland only.
Dispatch Times
Plant courier orders are processed Monday, Tuesday & Wednesday.
North Island orders are targeted overnight delivery, South Island orders are sent on a 2-day target but these are not a guaranteed delivery timeframe.
Add 1 extra day after a public holiday as well as for rural addresses or remote towns.
Monday - We send orders placed on previous Wednesday, Thursday & Friday.
Tuesday - We send Weekend orders from previous Saturday & Sunday.
Wednesday - We send orders placed from Monday & Tuesday.
XL Plants are delivered only within urban Auckland & Whangarei and this service is for non-urgent orders. This excludes satellite destinations such as Beachlands, Pukekohe, Piha, Helensville etc and Whangarei Heads. We may deliver at any time Sunday, Monday, Wednesday or Thursday in Auckland and you need to have a sheltered accessible position for us to deliver to.
Plants in Transit
Each Small, Medium & Large plant is individually contained within its own protective cardboard Plant Carton which may be joined to other cartons in your order.
Plants typically take just a day or two to arrive, however they are usually fine in their cartons for 1-2 weeks, and many can go longer, so a few extra days are not usually cause for concern.
Whether it takes 1 or 7 days, let your plant recover from its journey by placing in gentle light and adding a little water and it will be back to its best within a couple of days. Let us know if there are any major issues via the contact page.
