Clones · 2
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01 / 02WaitlistParadoxDS9403 · UN-PDX
Raised from seed by Daniel Siebert in 1994, so it is genetically its own plant.
- leaf
- narrow, vigorous
- ships
- spring 2027
- price
- $35 · rooted cutting
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02 / 02WaitlistLunaDS9401L · UN-LUN
Thought to be a sport of the Bunnell clone: one branch that grew differently.
- leaf
- broad, rounded
- ships
- spring 2027
- price
- $35 · rooted cutting
Intermediate. If you keep calatheas alive, you can grow this.
Questions people ask
Is it legal where I live?
It is not federally scheduled in the US, but a number of states restrict it. We check your state before checkout and don't ship where it's restricted.
Why is it only sold as cuttings?
It almost never sets seed. About 56% of its pollen is dead, and one grower hand-pollinated over 6,000 flowers to get 108 seeds. Nearly every plant alive is a cutting of a cutting.
How hard is it to grow?
About as hard as a calathea. It wants 50–70% humidity, 62–75°F, bright indirect light and soil that is moist but never wet.
Most cuttings are raised under a dome, then struggle in a normal room. Ours spend two weeks at room humidity before they ship, so they arrive already used to it.
What makes a named clone different?
Each named clone is one individual plant, kept going through cuttings, sometimes for decades. Clones differ in leaf shape, vigor and how they handle conditions. Several named clones have already been lost.
Where does it come from?
Shaded, wet ravines in the Sierra Mazateca of Oaxaca, Mexico, at about 300–1,800 m. No wild population has ever been confirmed; the stands botanists found all looked planted.
Waitlist
One email when a batch is ready. Nothing else.