Calathea 'Beauty Star' is a rhizomatous, clumping perennial that is grown for it's beautiful, striped foliage.
Leaves are shiny, dark green and can be around 15 cms long with contrasting pale green feather-like stripes on them.
These are warm climate plants where they go well under taller plants in their dappled shade or they will grow well also as indoor plants in cooler climates.
They produce short spikes in summer carrying white flowers.