prayer plant
Maranta leuconeura
RHS AGM 2002
USDA zones11 to 12
SunHandles partial sun to full shade
WaterHandles moderate to moist soil
Size10 to 12 inches tall12 to 18 inches wide
- Habit
- Clumping
- Bloom season
- Spring, summer, autumn, winter
- Bloom color
- White
- Foliage color
- Green with red veins
- Soil types
- Sand, loam, clay, chalk
- Soil pH
- Acid, neutral, alkaline
- Toxicity
- None
Garden uses
Notes
Prayer plant (Maranta leuconeura) is a perennial for containers, ground cover, and indoor spaces. 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 to full shade and average to moist soil of most types. The green leaves have red veins. They fold up at night, which gives the plant its name.
Pairs well with Zebra plant, Boston fern, Cebu Blue pothos, and Zebra plant.
Native range
Brazil.
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