Prayer Plant

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Named for Bartolomeo Maranta, an Italian physician and botanist of the sixteenth century, the Maranta genus includes a few dozen low-growing plants native to Brazil, among them the prayer plant (Maranta leuconeura). It gets its common name from the fact that its leaves stay flat during the day and then fold up like praying hands at night.

Before watering your Prayer Plant, stick your finger into the soil about an inch deep. If the soil feels nearly dry to the touch, it's time to water the plant