Cold hardiness & minimum temperature

Is Calathea Burgundy (Setosa Compactstar) (Goeppertia setosa 'Compactstar')cold hardy? Hardiness zone & min temp

Also called Calathea Compactstar, Calathea Compact Star.

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About Calathea Burgundy (Setosa Compactstar)

Goeppertia setosa 'Compactstar' · also called Calathea Compactstar, Calathea Compact Star · houseplant

Goeppertia setosa 'Compactstar', sold as Calathea Burgundy, is a compact prayer plant with upright silvery-green lances feathered with darker banding and rich burgundy-purple undersides that flash as the leaves lift at night. A Brazilian understorey species, it stays neat and bushy and needs warm, humid, draught-free care with soft water.

Cold limit: USDA 11-12 (indoor in most US homes) · RHS H1b (18-27°C)

What calathea burgundy (setosa compactstar)'s hardiness rating actually means

Calathea Burgundy (Setosa Compactstar) is not cold hardy. It is a tropical houseplant that dies if it is left out through frost — there is no zone where it overwinters outdoors in a UK or cold-US climate. Its RHS rating of H1b means: Sub-tropical — a normal warm home is fine, but it cannot go outside in a cool season. On the US scale that maps to USDA 11-12 (indoor in most US homes) — the zones where it can be left outdoors year-round.

New to these scales? The USDA hardiness zone map explained covers how the zone numbers work, and you can find your own zone with the zone finder.

Minimum temperature — and what happens below it

Minimum survivable temperature is roughly about 10 °C (sustained cold below this is damaging). Calathea Burgundy (Setosa Compactstar) has no frost tolerance at all — it is an indoor plant in any climate with a real winter.

Concretely, for calathea burgundy (setosa compactstar) as it gets too cold:

Below about about 10 °C, growth stalls and the leaves start to show cold stress — dark, water-soaked, or yellowing patches.
A single light frost blackens the foliage; a hard freeze kills the whole plant, roots included, and it does not recover.
Even a cold, draughty windowsill or an unheated porch in winter can be enough to damage it permanently.

Can calathea burgundy (setosa compactstar) go outside or overwinter — and where?

It can holiday outdoors in summer once nights are reliably above 10 °C, in shade or dappled light, hardened off gradually.
Bring it back indoors well before the first autumn frost — do not wait for a frost warning, move it when nights drop toward 10-12 °C.
It will never overwinter outside in a temperate climate; the indoors is its winter home, full stop.

Work back from your local frost dates with the frost-date calculator: the last spring frost and first autumn frost are what really decide when calathea burgundy (setosa compactstar) can be outside. US growers can check USDA zones; UK growers should use the RHS hardiness ratings, which match the H1b figure above.

Calathea Burgundy (Setosa Compactstar) hardiness — frequently asked questions

Is calathea burgundy (setosa compactstar) cold hardy?

Calathea Burgundy (Setosa Compactstar) is not cold hardy. It is a tropical houseplant that dies if it is left out through frost — there is no zone where it overwinters outdoors in a UK or cold-US climate. Indoor-only in almost every home. Calathea Burgundy (Setosa Compactstar) can only live outside year-round in genuinely frost-free climates (roughly USDA 11-12 (indoor in most US homes)); everywhere else it is a houseplant that summers out at most.

What is the minimum temperature calathea burgundy (setosa compactstar) can survive?

What hardiness zone is calathea burgundy (setosa compactstar)?

Calathea Burgundy (Setosa Compactstar) is rated USDA 11-12 (indoor in most US homes) and RHS H1b — Sub-tropical — a normal warm home is fine, but it cannot go outside in a cool season.

Can calathea burgundy (setosa compactstar) survive winter outside?

It can holiday outdoors in summer once nights are reliably above 10 °C, in shade or dappled light, hardened off gradually. Bring it back indoors well before the first autumn frost — do not wait for a frost warning, move it when nights drop toward 10-12 °C. It will never overwinter outside in a temperate climate; the indoors is its winter home, full stop.

What happens to calathea burgundy (setosa compactstar) below its minimum temperature?

Below about about 10 °C, growth stalls and the leaves start to show cold stress — dark, water-soaked, or yellowing patches. A single light frost blackens the foliage; a hard freeze kills the whole plant, roots included, and it does not recover. Even a cold, draughty windowsill or an unheated porch in winter can be enough to damage it permanently.