Green Prayer Plant
4.5 out of 5 (271 experiences)
Fast grower
Large, lush leaves
About Green Prayer Plant
Green Prayer Plant is a super popular houseplant 🌿 that is easy to grow and needs regular watering to thrive. They do best in moderate sunlight 🌤 and should be less than 6 feet from a window.
Plant parents describe this plant as a fast grower and having large, lush leaves with a whopping 36718 being grown with Greg around the world. Check out the reviews below for more details!🌟
Green Prayer Plant likes soil that is well draining. Your plant shouldn't need added fertilizers if you repot each time it doubles in size.
Taxonomy
Maranta leuconeura
Maranta
Marantaceae
Zingiberales
Also known as
Prayer Plant, Maranta leuconeura var. erythroneura, Maranta leuconeura var. kerchoveana, Maranta leuconeura 'Kerchoveana', Maranta leuconeura 'Erythroneura', red vein prayer plant, Kerchoviana Rabbit Tracks, Maranta Red, Prayer Plant, Cherry Lime Prayer Plant, Maranta Beauty Kim, Prayer Plant Beauty Kim, Beauty Kim, Maranta Kim, Praying Hands Hosta, Lemon Lime Prayer Plant, Silver Band Prayer Plant, Maranta Leuconeura 'Silver Band' and Montara lemon plant
How to care for Green Prayer Plant
How often to water your Green Prayer Plant
every 9
Green Prayer Plant needs 0.5 cups of water every 9 when it doesn’t get direct sunlight and is potted in a 5" pot.
Use our water calculator to personalize watering recommendations to your environment or download Greg for more advanced recommendations for all of your plants.
Water 0.5 cups every
9
Finding light for Green Prayer Plant in your home
a window
Green Prayer Plant can tolerate being far from a window and light source.
Place it less than 6 feet from a south-facing window to ensure it receives enough light to survive 💪.
Select your region to see how the current weather in your area affects the placement of Green Prayer Plant in your home 🏡.
How to fertilize Green Prayer Plant
Most potting soils come with ample nutrients which plants use to produce new growth.
By the time your plant has depleted the nutrients in its soil it’s likely grown enough to need a larger pot anyway.
To replenish this plant's nutrients, repot your Green Prayer Plant after it doubles in size or once a year—whichever comes first.
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Add finally Green Prayer plant I rescued from Lowes is thriving ,plus I got a new plant from a cutting in her temporary pot (ruth #happyplants #greenprayerplantlovers
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I’m having a white moss like coat occur on my green prayer plants soil, is this ok? Normal? Ive only seen this happen with an amaryllis. TIA!
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Y plant has lost all its leaves. Is there any hope for it? #GreenPrayerPlant
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Repotted into a ceramic pot. I used Rosy soil, and I water it at least once a week/when soil is dry. It's close to NW facing window, in a greenhouse with other plants, and a humidifier. Any ideas on why leaves keep turning brown at the tips just die? #GreenPrayerPlant
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The soil is hard and some of the leaves are turning yellow, what should I do? #GreenPrayerPlant
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got this beauty depicted in main pic may 2025 same window same pot.... she started looking a little unruly so I trimmed a few that were yellow. and now she has leaves that look less than ideal and some don't open.. no bugs in the soil.... any ideas....??? #GreenPrayerPlant
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Why is my Prayer plant drooping? I bought this baby a few weeks ago and he seems to be drooping or folding over. Ive checked his soil and lighting seems to he ok. Any thoughts? This is the most recent picture of him vs. His profile picture of when I got him. #happyplants #prayerplant #planttherapy #greggang
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My leafs look droopy what am I doing wrong and how can I fix this?
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Brown leaves #GreenPrayerPlant
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Why are the leaves yellow? #GreenPrayerPlant
Care Summary for Green Prayer Plant
Green Prayer Plant
Greg recommends:
Water
0.5 cups every 9 days
Placement
< 6ft from a window
Nutrients
Repot after 2x growth
Based on the 4” pot your plant is in, and that it doesn’t get direct sunlight.
What other plant parents say
Fast grower 146
Large, lush leaves 143
Survivor 99
Browns easily 61
Easy to propagate 49
Blooms easily 34
Pest magnet 11
04/06/2022
Such a beautiful looking plant! When you take care of it correctly, it takes care of you right back.
Large, lush leaves
04/06/2022
Such a beautiful looking plant! When you take care of it correctly, it takes care of you right back.
Large, lush leaves
04/01/2022
Beautiful plant, grows well, I think he prefers more humidity than I give him. Think bathroom window kinda guy
Browns easily
Survivor
Large, lush leaves
02/27/2022
Beautiful leaves, and love how they “fold their hands” at night
Blooms easily
Large, lush leaves
02/27/2022
So far this poor plant has struggled in my house. First the cats attacked it then it just got sad. I’m trying to figure out what to do for it. On the bright side it seems to be trying to push up new growth.
Browns easily
02/10/2022
Love how it moves throughout the day & night ☺️
Fast grower
Large, lush leaves
01/23/2022
Stunning plant. So easy to take care of. Beautiful foliage that you could stare at all day 🥰
Fast grower
Large, lush leaves
01/19/2022
It has large beautiful leaves and is easy to look after
Large, lush leaves
Fast grower
Survivor
01/17/2022
Calatheas in general can be quite difficult to grow and maintain. The green prayer plant however has been rather easy to grow quickly in the right conditions.
Fast grower
Large, lush leaves
01/17/2022
Very beautiful but sensitive to too much sun and too little humidity
Large, lush leaves
Fast grower
Browns easily
01/17/2022
Beautiful but very specific about humidity and watering
Fast grower
Large, lush leaves
Browns easily
01/15/2022
Super fast grower. Likes indirect light and attracts spider mites. 😭
Fast grower
Pest magnet
Browns easily
01/15/2022
I love these. They grow so much and I love their prayer activity but they’re also pest magnets (spider mites 😖) so you gotta keep an eye out for that. And they’re sensitive to tap water and will likely brown if you use tap. May need distilled or filtered water.
Fast grower
Pest magnet
Browns easily
01/15/2022
Love these but they definitely brown easily. Use filtered or distilled water to help. High humidity lover and spider mites lover 😭
Pest magnet
Browns easily
01/15/2022
Love my prayer plants… even if they are spider mites magnets 😭
Pest magnet
01/14/2022
Beautiful but a bit of a pain in the ass. Very sensitive to over and under watering and needs humidity to prevent browning and curling of leaves.
Fast grower
Large, lush leaves
Browns easily
01/12/2022
Once I found the right place for my prayer plants, she blooms a new leaf every week.
Fast grower
Large, lush leaves
Blooms easily
Easy to propagate
Survivor
12/24/2021
Beautiful!!!
Fast grower
Large, lush leaves
12/23/2021
Love these guys because they grow quickly and are beautiful, but they are a pest magnet (like spider mites 😭) and want high humidity to thrive and not brown.
Fast grower
Browns easily
12/23/2021
I love the color of the leafs and how it grows
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