Prayer Plant: Care Growing Guide - The Spruce The prayer plant (Maranta leuconeura) is a low-growing tropical plant native to South America Learn how to grow this unique and popular houseplant
Prayer Plant (Maranta Plant): Ultimate Care Guide - Leafy Place Prayer plants (Maranta leuconeura) are beautiful indoor houseplants with fascinating broad green leaves The leaves can have pink-colored stripes or veins, dark green splotches, or red or white markings Also called prayer plants, maranta plants are easy to grow indoors with few care requirements
How to care for Maranta | Plant Care Articles How Tos Maranta is the type-genus of Marantaceae, and is named in honor of Bartolomeo Maranta, an Italian physician and botanist of the 16th century who organized his knowledge of botanical pharmacology by nomenclature, species identification and medicinal properties
How To Grow Prayer Plant (Maranta) - Gardening Channel Read on to learn all about the prayer plant, including its history, the different varieties available to gardeners, and how to provide the best growing environment and care for the prayer plant to ensure its success
Maranta (plant) - Wikipedia Maranta is a genus of flowering plants in the family Marantaceae, native to tropical Central and South America and the West Indies [ 2 ] [ 3 ] Maranta was named for Bartolomeo Maranta , an Italian physician and botanist of the sixteenth century
Complete Maranta Prayer Plant Care Guide - Beginner Houseplant Maranta houseplants, also known as prayer plants, are popular tropical foliage plants known for their stunning variegated leaves and unique circadian rhythm These plants are native to the rainforests of South America and thrive in warm, humid environments
How to Care for A Prayer Plant – Maranta (With Pictures) Prayer plants (Maranta leuconeura) are some of the most elegant, profound plants you can find Native to the tropics, these plants are easy to care for and offer brilliant green foliage and unique adaptive behaviors
How to grow maranta (prayer plant) - BBC Gardeners World Magazine Marantas are nicknamed prayer plants – they close up their leaves at night, like hands in prayer, before opening them up again at dawn This daily movement is known as nyctinasty and is fascinating to witness Marantas are closely related to calatheas, also often referred to as prayer plants