Calathea,Hanbat Arboretum Tropical Garden Monstly grown in garden for the handsomely patterened foliage, Calathea is native to Central and South America and the Caribbean. On C. makoyama, the Peacock Plant, the leaves are pale green with a darker green border on top and a blend of green and purple below; on C. metallica the undersides are silvery green and red and on C. majesti..