How to Grow and Care for Prayer plant

Arrowroot (Maranta arundinacea) is a perennial herb found in rainforest environments. Currently, this species is grown mostly in St. Vincent in the series of Caribbean islands. This plant is commercially viable because the root starch extract is used to make foods, makeup, and glue.

The prayer plant is a common houseplant and is known as a prayer plant due to it raising its leaves in a prayer motion during the evening. This plant requires indirect sunlight, high humidity and minimum temperatures of 15 ℃.

A perennial herb, zebra-plant (Maranta cristata) is distinguishable by its waxy shades of green and dappled pattern. It is an evergreen and will not lose its leaves so long as it can bear the local climate. It does not react well to damp soil and requires excellent drainage, as overwatering may lead to root-rot and other such afflictions.

Prayer plant 'Erythroneura' is cultivated from the Prayer plant genus and is easily distinguishable by its pink and light green herringbone-patterned dark green foliage that makes it a favorite garden ground cover. The cultivar gets its name from 16th-century Venetian physician and botanist Bartolomeo Maranti.

Prayer plant 'Fascinator' is an outstanding prayer plant cultivar that features bright green leaves, adorned with distinctive reddish-pink veins and yellow-green markings along their midribs. A truly fascinating cultivar, prayer plant 'Fascinator' is primarily prized for its tricolor effect and unique, bright patterns.