Calathea makoyana), also known as peacock plant or cathedral windows,[2] is a species of plant belonging to the genus Goeppertia in the family Marantaceae, native to Espírito Santo state of eastern Brazil.
[3][1] It has gained the Royal Horticultural Society's Award of Garden Merit.
[4][5] Goeppertia makoyana is an evergreen perennial, growing to 45 cm (18 in), with round, pale, glossy green leaves.
Like others in the genus, it has a horizontal soil stem, rhizome, from which the plants grow up and the roots develop.
It requires a minimum temperature of 16 °C (61 °F), and in temperate areas is often cultivated as a houseplant.