MARANTA LEUCONEURA var. ‘Kerchoviana’ BOTANICAL NAME MARANTA LEUCONEURA var. ‘Kerchoviana’
PRONUNCIATION muh - RAN - tuh loo - koe - NER - uh
COMMON NAME Prayer Plant
FAMILY Marantaceae
Life Cycle House plant- perennial Outdoors- annual
Growth Habit Groundcover Height 4” - 6” Width 8” to 16” Spreading
ARRANGEMENT Basal (from the crown)
LEAF Ovate Length 6” Width 4”
MARGIN Entire
VEINS Pinnate
COMPOSITION Simple
FLOWER White striped purple
FRUIT insignificant
EXPOSURE Part shade Shade
GROWTH Slow
USE House plant
DESCRIPTION A low growing plant with oval leaves that fold up in the evening The surface is vivid to pale green with a row of chocolate
DESCRIPTION Later dark green blotches on either side The flower is a raceme; white striped purple
CULTURAL PRACTICES 60° F. night Propagate by division Diffused light
PROBLEMS
NATIVE OF: Tropical America