Scientific Name:
Maranta leuconeura
Pronunciation:
muh-RAN-tuh loo-ko-NYOOR-uh
Common Name:
prayer plant, rabbit tracks
Family Name:
Marantaceae
Plant Type:
Ground cover, Indoor foliage plant
Key ID Features:
Trailing tropical plant; leaves alternate, broadly elliptic to oblong-obovate, squarish dark green patches with triangular notches arranged along the midrib or striking venation; leaves fold upward and erect at night as if in prayer.
Habit:
Horizontal, Pendulous
Form:
Oval - horizontal
Texture:
Medium - coarse
Mature Height:
0.2 - 0.4m
Mature Spread:
0.3 - 0.6m
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:
Leaf Morphology:
Form:
Simple
Arrangement:
Alternate
Texture/Venation:
Soft flexible, Pinnate venation
Surfaces:
Lustrous
Colour in Summer:
Green, Red, Red veins, purple undersides
Shapes:
Elliptic, Oblong, Obovate
Apices:
Acute, Rounded, Truncate
Bases:
Obtuse
Margins:
Entire
Additional Info:
Leaves variegated
Inflorescence Type:
Raceme
Flower Morphology:
Flowers perfect
Number Of Petals:
3
Corolla Shape:
Bilabiate
Ovary Position:
Inferior
Colour (petals):
Not showy, White
Flower Time at Peak:
Mar
Additional Info:
Rarely flowers indoors
Fruit Type:
Capsule
Fruit Colour:
Brown
Fruiting Time:
Additional Info:
Fruit insignificant,
Bark Morphology:
Smooth
Bark or Stem Colour:
Green, Red
Organ Modifications:
Fleshy monocot roots, Rhizomes
Propagation:
Division - below ground parts, Stem tip cuttings
Optimal Temp.:
High
Light Level:
Medium
Pest Susceptibility:
Mealybugs, Mites, Root rot (Pest resistant, Disease resistant)
