1. MARANTA LEUCONEURA var. ‘Kerchoviana’
BOTANICAL NAME
MARANTA LEUCONEURA var. ‘Kerchoviana’

2. PRONUNCIATION
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3. COMMON NAME
Prayer Plant

5. FAMILY
Marantaceae

6. Life Cycle
House plant- perennial
Outdoors- annual

7. Growth Habit
Groundcover
Height 4” - 6”
Width 8” to 16”
Spreading

8. ARRANGEMENT
Basal (from the crown)

9. LEAF
Ovate
Length 6”
Width 4”

10. MARGIN
Entire

11. VEINS
Pinnate

12. COMPOSITION
Simple

14. FLOWER
White striped purple

15. FRUIT
insignificant

18. EXPOSURE
Part shade
Shade

19. GROWTH
Slow

20. USE
House plant

21. 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

23. DESCRIPTION Later dark green blotches on either side
The flower is a raceme; white striped purple

25. CULTURAL PRACTICES
60° F. night
Propagate by division
Diffused light

26. PROBLEMS

27. NATIVE OF:
Tropical America