Click below to listen to my 2 min. Garden Bite radio show/podcast: Striking houseplant choices

Since we’re mostly indoors now, our houseplants serve as our “nature respite” in the warmth of our homes! We all have or have had spider plants, mother-in-law tongues, philodendron and the like.  How about adding a little bite, with the striking foliage of the Rattlesnake Plant also known as Calathea lancifolia.

It’s leaves are various shades of green with wavy edges and a reddish-purple underside.  The leaves alone can grow to 30 inches in  … [Continue reading]