in this article, I’ll go over everything there is to growing and caring for prayer plants along with expert tips and tricks to make it super easy for even beginners.
Your Prayer Plant will surely delight your senses, provide enjoyment, and flourish admirably if you understand and cater to its native habitat conditions.
Indigenous to the dense forests of Brazil, the prayer plant has adapted to flourish under the dappled light of the forest canopy. In your home, this translates to medium to bright indirect light.
Prayer plants prefer warm conditions and thrive in temperatures from 65 to 80 degrees Fahrenheit (18 to 27 degrees Celsius). A reactive plant, it communicates distress by curling up its leaves when it is feeling too cold.
Proper feeding of your prayer plant will support its growth and vibrancy. Use a balanced houseplant fertilizer and apply according to packaging instructions in the growing season: typically early spring through late summer.
The Maranta leuconeura family has several exciting variants, each with unique and vibrant leaf patterns. It’s worth noting though that prayer plants and calathea plants are so closely associated with one another that they’re often mislabeled.
Propagation of Prayer Plants can be successfully achieved through root division during repotting or by taking stem cuttings. For stem cuttings, make sure to cut just below a node, as this is where new roots will sprout.