Family: Marantaceae

Origin, Description & Uses
Goeppertia roseopicta, or jungle rose, is a tropical plant from Brazil known for its bold, dark green leaves painted with pink patterns and purple undersides. Loved for its decorative foliage, it’s commonly grown indoors to add a tropical touch to homes and offices. It prefers warm, humid spots with indirect light.

Risks & Threats
This plant is low risk in Hawaii and does not spread in the wild. Its main care concerns are indoor—keeping soil moist, avoiding drought, and maintaining humidity. There are no known ecological threats, making it a safe and striking ornamental choice.

High Risk Traits:

• Thrives in tropical climates
  
• Other Calathea species have become invasive. Formerly classified in genus
  
• Shade-tolerant
  
• Reproduces by seeds and vegetatively by rhizomes
  
• May be self-compatible
  
• Seeds, if produced, may be dispersed by ants, birds and intentionally by people
  
• Seeds, if produced, may persist in the soil
  
• Limited seed production may reduce risk of inadvertent dispersal

Low Risk Traits:

• Unarmed (no spines, thorns or burrs)
  
• Ornamental
  
• Non-toxic
  
• Requires specialized pollinators
  
• Limited seed production may reduce risk of inadvertent dispersal