Calathea Medallion Plants

Calathea Medallions do well with bright, indirect light. An eastern or northern facing window would be ideal. A western or southern window would work, as long as a curtain or blind prevents direct light from touching the foliage. This plant also performs well without any bright indirect light, and just fluorescent light.

Calathea Medallion like to dry out occasionally between watering. They will tolerate staying moist, but prefer not to have constantly wet soil. Calathea Medallion appreciate humidity, a pebble tray or window in the kitchen or the bathroom would suffice.

Any all purpose, foliage fertilizer will work for Calathea Medallion. Indoor houseplant fertilizers fall into two groups: water soluble, liquid quick release, and granular, slow release fertilizers. Jack’s Classic Indoor plant food works well as a powder, quick release fertilizer that is mixed with water to quickly provide nutrients to a plant that has been in a container for an extended time. Osmocote Indoor/Outdoor is an option as a granular, slow release fertilizer that can be applied while potting and planting. Any type of fertilizer offers nutrients that help plants with the transition to a new environment. We offer a one year warranty on our plants when you purchase Bio-tone at checkout and use it per label instructions. All of these fertilizers may be used when planting Calathea Medallion.

A common occurrence with other plants in this family (less so with Calathea Medallion) is for the tips or edges of the leaves to turn brown. This can be caused by fertilizing when the plant is dry, using a fertilizer high in salts, or extremes in watering (going from too wet to too dry). While this won’t kill the plant, it does start to look unsightly, and the browned edges are usually removed. It’s important to make sure the plant has been watered recently before using a water based fertilizer. With Calathea Medallion, it can be useful to dilute your regular fertilizer by 3/4 to 1/2 strength to avoid the brown edges.

Calathea Medallion need a very well draining soil, and prefer to have slightly dry conditions. Regular potting mix or potting mix with sand mixed in works well for plants potted in containers. Calathea Medallion likes to be root bound.