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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.
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 ...
The specific epithet leuconeura means "white-veined", referring to the leaves. [2] The leaves have a habit of lying flat during the day, and folding in an erect position at night as if in prayer for evening vespers, [3] hence the common name "prayer plant". [4] [5] This behaviour is an example of a diurnal rhythm.
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.
The Marantaceae are a family, the arrowroot family, or the prayer plant family, of flowering plants consisting of 31 genera and around 530 species, defining it as one of the most species-rich families in its order. [2] [3] Species of this family are found in lowland tropical forests of Africa, Asia, and the Americas.
Goeppertia orbifolia is a species of prayer plant sometimes known by its synonym Calathea orbifolia. [1] [2] It is endemic to Brazil, being a typical species of the Atlantic Forest. It is commonly kept as a houseplant in temperate zones for its ornamental leaves. [3] It requires partial shade, humidity, and good drainage to thrive. [4]
Goeppertia roseopicta [2] is a species of flowering plant in the arrowroot and prayer-plant family Marantaceae, native to northwestern Brazil's Amazonian basin.Oftentimes, it is marketed as a houseplant under its former generic name and synonym [1] Calathea roseopicta.
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.