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Maranta leuconeura var. erythroneura (prayer plant) "praying", i.e., raising its leaves for the evening Maranta leuconeura is a well-known houseplant in temperate regions, requiring a minimum temperature of 15 °C (59 °F).
Calathea is a genus of flowering plants belonging to the family Marantaceae. They are commonly called calatheas or (like their relatives) prayer plants. About 200 species formerly assigned to Calathea are now in the genus Goeppertia. [1] Calathea currently contains around 60 species.
Prayer plants have a low-growing form that looks best in hanging baskets or cascading out of pots. Here's how to care for them. Prayer plants have a low-growing form that looks best in hanging ...
Temperature Extremes. The ideal temperature range for a prayer plant is between 60 to 80 degrees Fahrenheit, says Langelo. Any temperature that is lower or higher can cause the leaves to curl.
The crowded oval, evergreen leaves are undivided with sheathing stalks. The leaves are flat by day and folded up as the day comes to an end, hence the common name "prayer plant" which attaches to the genus and its species - notably M. leuconeura. [4] The flowers are small with three petals and two larger petal-like staminodes.
Other genera grown for houseplants includes Stromanthe, Ctenanthe, and Maranta. [citation needed] Calathea lutea has tough, durable leaves used to make waterproof baskets, and in the Caribbean and Central America, its leaves are used for roofing. Two Mexican species - C. macrosepala and C. violacea - have flowers that are cooked and used as ...
Marantaceae, commonly called "prayer plants", since their leaves raise at the evening and look as if they're praying. Calathea, a genus of the above family that are called "prayer plants" Goeppertia, a genus where many species of Calathea have been reassigned; Maranta leuconeura, a popular houseplant species in this family
Goeppertia ornata (syn. Calathea ornata, also called variously striped, pin-stripe, or pin-stripe calathea) is a species of perennial plant in the family known as the prayer plants. It is native to South America ( Colombia , Venezuela ), and is cultivated in temperate countries as a houseplant .