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Maranta leuconeura, widely known as the prayer plant due to its daily sunlight-dependent movements (which are said to resemble hands “in-prayer”), is a species of flowering plant in the family Marantaceae native to the Brazilian tropical forests. [1]
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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
Plant propagation is the process of creating an offspring of a plant through a mother plant. Calathea achieve propagation through division. [5] To successfully propagate a calathea, one needs to have a healthy established mother plant. After removing the mother plant from its pot, the plant can be gently separated into smaller parts. [5]
Some species such as Maranta leuconeura (prayer plant) and M. arundinacea are grown as houseplants in a warmish house or conservatory environment. They can be propagated through cuttings (2 - 3 leaves ) or by root division .