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Among these cultivars there is usually a "feather ring" which is light-colored, white, or silver feathery oval inside the leaf margin. It varies in color, intensity, margins, and width. In some cultivars the ring has become a large silver center. Within this ring is often a colorful region of darker green bands forming as branches or laterals from the midrib. These we have termed as "brushstrokes" since they appear painted with irregular, squarish shapes. Many cultivars also have a red flush to these bands, the midrib, or the entire surface of the blade - but most intensely so in the new growth. Descriptions refer to the upper or above surface of the blade unless stated. The back of leaves is red or purple unless stated otherwise.

The original descriptions here are to augmented by the photographs held on the sites of the various sources. Agristarts.com and Silver Krome Gardens are a particular good photo references.

ht: 3-4 ft. tall
lc: silver green to medium green
fc: stunningly beautiful pale icy blue flowers.

lc: silver green to medium green
fc: light yellowish-green flowers

lc: silver green to medium green
fc: nearly pure white flowers

lc: 80% silver centered with pink flush in new growth. Dark brushstrokes appear.
so: Exotic Angel Plants

ha: mid-sized among modern hybrids
lc: silver to silver-green center to 75% of surface. Dark green margin. Midrib reddish, especially
lc: in new growth.

lc: medium green with dark green blotches in the position of lateral brushstrokes.

lc: reddish-brown
ls: lanceolate to elliptic, highly undulate or ruffled
eval: C. rufibarba 'Wavestar' is perhaps more colorful and interesting for the trade.

lc: medium green with about 70% of the balde a lighter green center feather shape. Dark
lc: green brushstrokes exist as laterals. Very glossy.
ls: somewhat undulate.
or: a species discovered in Brazil. The name honors the well known Calathea taxonomist Dr.
or: Helen Kennedy.
so: Agristarts.com

lc: bright green with darker green brushmarks

lc: marked in white lines

lc: light green with dark central banding.

lc: marked with pink lines.

ns: a listed name

lc: wide silver zone in the center in the range of 70-80% coverage.
ll: 12-15 in.
id: blades are much more elliptic and narrow than C. 'Corona'

lc: similar to 'Vandenheckei'
or: unknown. It is possibly a juvenile phase selection.

lc: wide silver feather ring. There is a wide feather pattern in lighter green inside the ring.
id: this is a juvenile phase of the species and usually the more ornamental of the two.

ns: a listed name. Possibly a clone of C. rufibarba.

lc: wide silver feather ring with irregular dark green brushstrokes as laterals. New growth is
lc: flushed pink at the base.
pat: US#9692
so: Twyford Labs

ht: 15-18 in. tall x 24 in. wide
ha: compact
lc: mint green feather ring with a glowing pink center in new growth. The pink center
lc: becomes a large silver center 80-90% of surface. Very glossy below. A thin green margin.
ls: much more rounded, wide blade than species typical
so: Glasshouse Works
so: Agristarts.com

lc: silver center up to 80% of surface. The blade is covered in dark brushstrokes over the silver.
so: Twyford Labs

ha: 18 in. tall x 30 in. wide
lc: silver-green margin to 30% of surface. New growth is flushed bright pink and mainly at
lc: the base. The margin may be up to 1 in. wide.
ll: blades 8-10 in. long
so: Silver Krome Gardens

lc: wide silver-green "feather ring" to 25% of surface. Midrib whitish. Leaves are bright pink
lc: below and at the base above in new growth. Older leaves may be silver margined.
so: Silver Krome Gardens

ha: more upright than species typical
lc: thin silver feather ring that is sometimes broken and not continuous like most modern
lc: cultivars. The feather ring is often lobed or with rounded edges to the outside. There are
lc: alternating light and dark green bars or brushstrokes inside the ring.
so: Silver Krome Gardens

ha: compact
ls: well rounded blade compared to others
lc: white to light green feather ring. Whitish midrib. Dark green base color. Very purple below.
so: Silver Krome Gardens

ns: it has been listed as a synonym of 'Jungle Rose' as an error. Obviously it has no velvet
ns: surface like other taxa.

ha: larger, more upright than most cultivars
lc: silver-green feather ring which has distinct lobing or rounded edges. The leaf surface inside
lc: the ring is much darker green. A light green feather forms a center inside the ring. Has a
lc: tricolor effect
so: Silver Krome Gardens

lc: silver to silver green center of 70-80% of surface. New growth is flushed bright pink.
id: similar to 'Corona' but new growth appears to be much pinker.
pat: US #8836
so: Silver Krome Gardens

ha: upright
lc: dark green with deeply lobed silver to silver-green feather ring. Leaves very dark burgundy
lc: below. The surface inside the ring is much darker green. A medium green center appears
lc: in a feather shape to 20-25% of surface inside the feather ring.
id: it resembles 'Medallion'
so: Silver Krome Gardens

ns: a listed name.

pat: US#9840
so: Twyford Labs

lc: silver center up to 80% of surface. The center is mostly pink in the new growth or has pink
lc: brushstrokes forming laterals to the midrib.
pat: US#9693
so: Twyford Labs

ns: a listed name, usually spelled as a single word.

ha: erect, arching, very elegant in form
lc: medium to dark green above. Very dark purple below
lv: covered in dense hairs
ls: elliptic to lanceolate, highly undulate

hc: cream and lime variegations
so: Glasshouse Works

ns: a listed name.

lc: medium green above and dark purple below
ns: may be a clone of C. rufibarba as is 'Wavestar'.

lc: dark green, velvety with a lighter green midrib and secondary veins. Dark red below.
so: Agristarts.com