
Prayer Plant
- Botanical Name
- Maranta leuconeura
- Hardiness
- Zones 11 to 12
- Height
- 6 to 12 inches
- Width
- 6 to 12 inches
- Light
- Moderate indirect light, avoid direct sun
- Soil
- Moist, well-drained
- Planting & Care
- Keep soil consistently moist during the growing season then reduce moisture fall thru winter
- Requires humidity, place pot atop a few pebbles in a saucer
- This keeps the pot out of standing water while increasing the humidity around the plant as the water in the saucer evaporates
- Sensitive to fluoride and chlorine in tap water
- Moderate to indirect light
- Scorched and brown spots in direct light
- Pale leaves, less colorful when it doesn't receive sufficient light
- Propagate by division or stem cuttings in spring
- Problems
- Spider mites, mealybugs, root rot in soggy potting mixes
- Varieties
- Green Prayer Plant (M. leuconeura) - classic variety, green leaves with purple spots
- Black Prayer Plant (Maranta leuconeura var. leuconeura) - silver-blue leaves with purple spots and olive green margins
- Red Prayer Plant (Maranta leuconeura var. erythroneura) - very attractive, green leaves with purple markings and red veins
- Marisela - dark green leaves with darker green markings and lighter green veins
- Kim - green leaves marked with purple spots and white streaks
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