| Description | Red Veined Prayer Plant (Maranta leuconeura erythroneura) has wishbone veined colorful leaves that are the main attraction of this plant. |
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| Pronunciation | (ma-Ran-tah) |
| Plant Type | Indoor Foliage, Site author's observations, Tropical herbaceous plants |
| Hardiness Zone | 9 |
| Sunlight | light to moderate, up to 1000-foot candles, tolerates artificial light. |
| Moisture | prefers to be kept evenly moist, tolerates average humidity but prefers more. |
| Growing Media | average house |
| Temperature | prefers warm, tolerates average house |
| Flowers | small white flowers with purple stripes, borne on an upright stem called a raceme. |
| Leaves | light green to olive green, with red veins that follow the curve of the leaf, leaves found or lay flat with the onset of darkness (nyctinastic movement), underside reddish, unroll as they open up |
| Stems | creeping, procumbent |
| Roots | fiborous |
| Dimensions | It is a low ground hugging plant. It can be kept in a small pot (4.5") or allowed to fill in a larger pot (10" or more). It will cascade over the side of a pot. |
| Maintenance | The passing of the flowers seems to indicate the start of a resting period. At this point, water a little less and remove the dead foliage. After a period of time it will start to regrow with fresh, crisp colorful leaves. |
| Propagation | division, cuttings |
| Misc Facts | The foliage on the Maranthas is colorful and has different patterns. A well-grown plant in a large pot is an excellent addition to the indoor garden. (syn M. leuconeura Fascinator) AKA: Prayer Plant, Red Herringbone Plant |
| Notes & Reference | #02-Exotic Plant Manual (Alfred Byrd Graf), #70-Indoor Plants (Courtuer and Clark), #158-Plantepedia (Maggie Stuckey) |
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