Maranta leuconeura var. 'Erythroneura'

Prayer Plant

Herringbone Plant is boldly patterned. The outer part of each leaf is light green, but closer to the centre the leaf is a dark green. In the centre is an irregularly defined section coloured light greenish yellow. It grows to about 30cm high and about as wide. It gains about half a dozen leaves a year. At night, the maranta leaves fold upward like praying hands giving the plant its common name of prayer plant. These plants like a shaded location.

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plant Features

Partial shade
Occasional watering
Not Frost hardy
Light and free draining

plant information

Common name

Prayer Plant

Latin name

Maranta leuconeura var. 'Erythroneura'

type

Flowering plant

family

Marantaceae

ph

5.0 - 7.0 Acid - Neutral

Light

Partial shade
Frost

Not Frost hardy

Soil

Light and free draining
Water

Occasional watering

Plant & bloom calendar

Best time to plant

full grown dimensions

The size of a fully grown Prayer Plant is 0.30meters x 0.30meters

0.30 M 0.30 M

Maranta leuconeura var. 'Erythroneura'

Planting

From Early Spring TO Early Spring

Maranta leuconeura is a well-known houseplant in temperate regions, requiring a minimum temperature of 15 °C (59 °F). In warmer climates it can be grown as groundcover in moist, shady areas. A light north window suits them for the months spent indoors. They can be put outdoors during the summer in a place that is cool and shady. Use a loose soil composed of equal parts of sand, peat moss, shredded cow manure and good loam or leaf mold – again an African Violet mix will work fine.

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