Prayer Plant (Maranta Leuconeura)

Prayer Plant aka Maranta Leuconeura 

• A species of flowering plant in the family Marantaceae.
• Native to the Brazilian tropical forests.

• Considered an experienced plant owner, friendly plant.
• Comes in a 3 inch colored, plastic pot with drainage holes. 

Care instructions

• Hang or set your prayer plant near a window where it will receive indirect sunlight.
• In the winter, when the plants go into dormancy (and sometimes die back completely), provide them with bright light to maintain growth.
• During their growing season, water your prayer plant frequently (whenever the top layer becomes dry) and never allow the potting soil to dry out completely.
• Wipe down leaves periodically to remove any collected dust. 

The prayer plant is clearly a living, statement piece for the home. The mixture of colors and oval shaped foliage that face upward at night and downward during the day. This is how it got its name; the foliage resembles praying hands.