Growing Calathea Roseopicta In My Garden

I have this evergreen plant with me but I didn't know its name. I have to seek the help of some gardening experts to get the proper name for this plant. I was told that this is the Calathea Roseopicta plant.

The leaves are oval in shape. They are dark green with cream markings.

Calathea Roseopicta are grown for their beautiful foliage. 

The underside of the leaves are reddish purple.

When my plant was exposed to half day sun, I noticed that the leaves will curl up from side to side when the sun set. Could this be the same as the Prayer Plant. 

But when I moved the plant to the new place, the leaves do not always fold up when the sun set.

I placed it below on the pedal of this sewing machine stand placed under my porch which is away from direct sunlight. On top is my Begonia plant.

After being shifted to this new place, it seems to grow better.

The leaves seem to grow greener and larger.

It grows well in moist soil with good water drainage.

I fertilize the plant one in 2 or 3 weeks.
Both my Begonia and Calathea Roseopicta doing well.

Propagation of this plant is through division of the plants, separating the whole plants together with the roots. 

Lack of soil moisture or too much sun may cause browning of the leaves tips.

If you are angry, don't sin by nursing your grudge.

Don't let the sun go down with you still angry -

get over it quickly; for when you are angry,

you give a mighty foothold to the devil.

(Ephesians 4:26-27, TLB)

GROWING SILVER VARIEGATED CALATHEA IN MY GARDEN.

Few years ago, I adopted some plants from an elderly girlfriend. She was finding it too tiring having to care for so many plants and needed to cut down on her gardening activities.

 One of the plants is this Silver Variegated Calathea plant.

Its scientific name is Calathea Picturata Argentea.

 The leaves are silver with dark green outer band or edge. It has a pale green centre vein running from the tip to the base of the leaf.

 The underside of the leaves are wine red or purplish red.

The leaves are supported by long thin upright stem.

Each stem supports a single leaf.

The tiny white flowers comes from the leafy spikes.

 This Silver Variegated Calathea plant is grown in moist garden soil with good water drainage. It grows in clumps.

 This plant is placed in partial shade, exposed to the morning sun.

It is grown in a pot, suitable as an indoor plant. It has low maintenance. It is generally free from pest. No pruning is needed, except to remove the dead leaves.

Propagation is by division of rhizomes including offsets or small baby plants.

It is not a seed bearing plant.

Sow your seed in the morning,

and at evening let your hands not be idle,

for you do not know which will succeed,

whether this or that,

or whether both will do equally well.

(Eccl 11:6, NIV)