Lemon Lime prayer plant
Maranta leuconeura 'Lemon Lime'
USDA zones11 to 12
SunNeeds partial sun (4 to 6 hours)
WaterHandles moderate to moist soil
Size12 inches tall12 to 24 inches wide
- Habit
- Clumping
- Bloom season
- Spring, summer, autumn, winter
- Soil types
- Sand, loam, clay, chalk
- Soil pH
- Acid, neutral, alkaline
Garden uses
Notes
'Lemon Lime' prayer plant (Maranta leuconeura 'Lemon Lime') is a houseplant for containers and low maintenance care. It grows outdoors year-round in USDA zone 11 and warmer, down to about 40°F (4°C). In colder areas, grow it as a houseplant or bring it indoors for winter. This plant likes part sun and average to moist soil of most types. It forms a clumping, evergreen mound about 12 inches tall.
Pairs well with African violet, Peace lily, and Mini monstera.