The Maranta Leuconora, also known as the Prayer Plant, is a close cousin of the famous Calathea. Unlike the Calathea, a Maranta is actually quite easy to take care of. The Maranta Prayer plant is a beautiful tropical plant from the jungle floor that can brighten up your space significantly.
To give you the best chance to take care of this plant, we've broken down the caring process into a few different steps. These steps are designed to provide you with the most in-depth information to teach you everything you need to know about caring for your plant.
This plant might be quite easy to take care of, but it isn't the best plant for the beginning plant owner. The Prayer plant doesn't have very clear symptoms when something is going wrong, so it takes a little practice to find it's happy place. However, when you figure out how to take care of this plant, it's one of the easiest and beautiful plants in your collection.
In this ultimate plant care guide for the Maranta Leuconora or Prayer plant, we're highlighting all the resources that might be useful when you're about to take care of your plant for the first time. Together, we'll discover what makes this plant tick and how you can help it thrive.
1. How to care for a Maranta Leuconora (Prayer plant)
The Maranta Leuconora, also known as the Prayer plant, is a tropical plant that's closely related to a Calathea. In this plant care guide, we're going to look at how you can best take care of this beautiful, yet easy to care for houseplant.
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