Peacock Plant
Goeppertia makoyana
A tropical houseplant. Prefers partial shade. Wants a substrate that drains steadily. As a species it wants water about every 5 days. Not known to be toxic.
Peacock Plant: how often should you water it?
That’s the interval our references converge on for this species indoors: roughly every 5 days between waterings, adjusted for your light and your season.
What we do and don’t publish
Why we don’t give you a date.
We publish the interval this species usually wants. We don’t publish a date for your plant — nothing here measures it. The interval is a starting point you adjust from what you actually log.
Care cadences
What’s known about this species
Light
Environment
Soil & pot
Pot in a moisture-retentive, well-aerated mix; keep evenly moist and repot every 1-2 years in spring, dividing rhizomes as it fills the pot.
Toxicity
Non-toxic to cats and dogs per ASPCA (Calathea classification).
The species’ year
A typical year for this species in a temperate northern home. It shifts with your light and your latitude — we don’t track your plant’s season, so treat this as rhythm, not schedule.
Verdalia holds the interval, your log moves it. Free to start.
Verdalia publishes species guidance curated from horticultural references. It does not measure your plant — you log what you do, and the intervals adjust to what you log. Suggest a correction