1 What is
1.1 Life Span
Perennial
1.2 Type
Tender Perennial
1.3 Origin
Central America, South America
1.4 Types
Not Available
1.4.1 Number of Varieties
1.5 Habitat
Lowland evergreen rainforest, Subtropical forests
1.6 USDA Hardiness Zone
1.7 AHS Heat Zone
12-1
1.8 Sunset Zone
H2
1.9 Habit
Not Available
2 Information
2.1 Plant Size
2.1.1 Minimum Height
2.1.2 Minimum Width
2.2 Plant Color
2.2.1 Flower Color
Not Available
2.2.2 Flower Color Modifier
Bicolor
2.2.3 Fruit Color
Not Available
2.2.4 Leaf Color in Spring
Not Available
2.2.5 Leaf Color in Summer
Not Available
2.2.6 Leaf Color in Fall
Not Available
2.2.7 Leaf Color in Winter
Light Green
2.3 Shape
2.3.1 Leaf Shape
Ovate elongated
2.4 Thorns
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7% - Tender Perennial Garden Plants have it !
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3 Season
3.1 Plant Season
Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter
3.2 Growing Conditions
3.2.1 Sunlight
Partial Sun, Partial shade
3.2.2 Growth Rate
Not Available
3.2.3 Type of Soil
Loam, Sand
3.2.4 The pH of Soil
Not Available
3.2.5 Soil Drainage
Average
3.2.6 Bloom Time
Indeterminate
3.2.7 Repeat Bloomer
Not Available
3.3 Tolerances
Drought
4 Care
4.1 Where to Plant?
Container, Ground, Pot
4.2 How to Plant?
Cuttings, root cutting, Root Division
4.3 Plant Maintenance
Medium
4.4 Watering Plants
4.4.1 Watering Requirements
Requires plenty of water during the growing season, Sprinkle water over foliage
4.4.2 In Summer
Lots of watering
4.4.3 In Spring
Moderate
4.4.4 In Winter
Average Water
4.5 Soil
4.5.1 Soil pH
Not Available
4.5.2 Soil Type
Loam, Sand
4.5.3 Soil Drainage Capacity
Average
4.6 Sun Exposure
Partial Sun, Partial shade
4.7 Pruning
Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves
4.8 Fertilizers
All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer
4.9 Pests and Diseases
Mealy bugs, Spider mites
4.10 Plant Tolerance
Drought
5 Facts
5.1 Flowers
Not Available
5.1.1 Flower Petal Number
Not Available
5.2 Fruits
5.2.1 Showy Fruit
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15% - Tender Perennial Garden Plants have it !
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5.2.2 Edible Fruit
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8% - Tender Perennial Garden Plants have it !
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5.3 Fragrance
5.3.1 Fragrant Flower
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40% - Tender Perennial Garden Plants have it !
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5.3.2 Fragrant Fruit
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4% - Tender Perennial Garden Plants have it !
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5.3.3 Fragrant Leaf
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19% - Tender Perennial Garden Plants have it !
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5.3.4 Fragrant Bark/Stem
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13% - Tender Perennial Garden Plants have it !
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5.4 Showy Foliage
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57% - Tender Perennial Garden Plants have it !
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5.5 Showy Bark
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1% - Tender Perennial Garden Plants have it !
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5.6 Foliage Texture
Coarse
5.7 Foliage Sheen
Glossy
5.8 Evergreen
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No - Tender Perennial Garden Plants has it !
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5.9 Invasive
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3% - Tender Perennial Garden Plants have it !
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5.10 Self-Sowing
Not Available
5.11 Attracts
Ants, Aphids, Hummingbirds, Mealybugs, Spider Mites
5.12 Allergy
Not Available
6 Benefits
6.1 Uses
6.1.1 Aesthetic Uses
Showy Purposes, Used as an interior landscaping species
6.1.2 Beauty Benefits
Not Available
6.1.3 Edible Uses
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50% - Tender Perennial Garden Plants have it !
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6.1.4 Environmental Uses
Air purification
6.2 Plant Benefits
6.2.1 Medicinal Uses
anti-inflammatory, antimicrobial, Antioxidants, Antiviral
6.2.2 Part of Plant Used
Root
6.2.3 Other Uses
Air freshner, Container, Used for its medicinal properties
6.3 Used As Indoor Plant
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64% - Tender Perennial Garden Plants have it !
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6.4 Used As Outdoor Plant
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All - Tender Perennial Garden Plants have it !
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6.5 Garden Design
Container, Feature Plant, Houseplant, Tropical
7 Scientific Name
7.1 Botanical Name
CALATHEA ornata
7.2 Common Name
Prayer Plant
7.2.1 In Hindi
Prayer plant
7.2.2 In German
Maranta leuconeura
7.2.3 In French
Prayer plant
7.2.4 In Spanish
maranta leuconeura
7.2.5 In Greek
Prayer Plant
7.2.6 In Portuguese
Маранта
7.2.7 In Polish
Prayer plant
7.2.8 In Latin
Prayer plant
8 Classification
8.1 Kingdom
Plantae
8.2 Phylum
Vascular plant
8.3 Class
Liliopsida
8.4 Order
Zingiberales
8.5 Family
Marantaceae
8.6 Genus
Calathea
8.7 Clade
Angiosperms, Commelinids, Monocots
8.8 Tribe
Not Applicable
8.9 Subfamily
Not Applicable
8.10 Number of Species