Scientific Name:	Maranta leuconeura
Pronunciation:	muh-RAN-tuh loo-ko-NYOOR-uh
Common Name:	prayer plant, rabbit tracks
Family Name:	Marantaceae
Plant Type:	Indoor foliage plant, Ground cover
Key ID Features:
Course(s):	Level 3 Apprenticeship

Habit: Horizontal, Pendulous Form: Oval - horizontal Texture: Medium - coarse Mature Size: Height: 0.2 - 0.4m Spread: 0.1 - 0.3m Growth Rate: Moderate Origin: South America Hardiness Rating: Zone 11: (above 4 C) Exposure: Soil/ Growing Medium: Well-drained Water Use: Moderate Landscape Uses: Hanging basket, Indoor plant Additional Info: Google. Cultivar shown: M. 'Erythoneura'. See separate entry for var. kerchoviana.

Leaf Morphology: Form: Simple Arrangement: Alternate Texture/ Venation: Pinnate venation, Soft flexible Surfaces: Lustrous Colour in Summer: Green, Red, Red veins, purple undersides Leaf(let) Terms: Shapes: Oblong Apices: Acute, Rounded, Truncate Bases: Obtuse Margins: Entire

Inflorescence Type: Raceme Flower Morphology: Colour (petals): Not showy, White Flower Time at Peak:

Fruit Type: Capsule Fruit Colour: Brown Fruiting Time: Additional Info: Fruit insignificant

Bark or Stem Colour:     Organ Modifications: Rhizomes, Adventitious roots, Fibrous roots (monocots)

Propagation:	Division - below ground parts, Stem tip cuttings
Plant Care:
Optimal Temp.:	High indoor temperature
Light Level:	Medium indoor light level
Pest Susceptibility:	Mites, Root rot

Location(s): (GNH) GreeNHouse Location Map

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