Red Prayer Plant
The Red Prayer Plant (Maranta leuconeura) is a beautiful and popular plant that will add a lush and exotic feel to your home or apartment. This tropical plant is native to Brazil and exhibits broad green oval leaves with red herringbone patterned veins. The Red Prayer Plant is a good choice for the gardener with some time and experience to nurture it. They make nice hanging plants, so pick a hanging planter, and one of our staff will gladly pot it for you. The Prayer Plant requires moist soil and indirect light to thrive. Don't be surprised when, at night, the prayer plant's leaves have lifted up and then are flat during the daytime. It helps the plant conserve moisture at night. If you're gifting the prayer plant, grab a card and have our drivers deliver it. A tropical plant native to Brazil, red prayer plant is a popular and attractive houseplant. Its scientific name is Marantha and the variety is ‘Erythroneura,’ which means red veins in Latin. The red veins are in a herringbone pat