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 28019 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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We’ve got a bunch of new growth going on around here! 😆 #HappyPlants #NewGrowth #PlantAddict
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This thing just will not thrive?! It isn't dying but it also does not look great. I have high humidity, no pests, and it is in a chunky soil mix...my red maranta is doing great! Why does she look so sad? #GreenPrayerPlant
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#PlantsMakePeopleHappy #HappyPlants #NewGrowth Moved it to her old spot and got my first flower!
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Why are the tips of the leaves getting brown? #GreenPrayerPlant
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Rain Squad!! It’s watering day anyway, so when the rain clouds came in I knew what I had to do!! This is actually the first time that any of my plants have had rain water (I have a filtered water jug that I usually use for them), and I’m so excited on their behalf!! The succulents had to sit on the kitchen counter and watch their fellow roommates get a good drink though 😔 #HappyPlants #PlantsMakePeopleHappy #PlantAddict #PlantTherapy #PlantLove #rain #AlocasiaPolly #PhilodendronLemonLime #witchesmoneybags #GreenPrayerPlant #SmallLeafSpiderwort #ThaiConstellation #TillandsiaXerographica #ChineseEvergreen #Guzmania
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Hi Earth Family! Just got 6 new Growth plants and have a question?. How long do I have to wait to put the new growth plant in there own pots? Thanks In Advance #NewPlantMom #newgrowth
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I seriously need some help with my #PrayerPlant What’s going on with her? The larger leaves are definitely starting to uncurl now that I’ve been able to mist her (I use an old makeups setting spray bottle with a super fine mist, so I give her a spritz in the morning and then in the evening too), but there’s one leaf in particular that just doesn’t seem to like anything in doing right now (pic 2) It’s always facing away from the light, it’s always curled, and I just can’t get it to do what it’s supposed to! To be honest, none of the leaves actually seem to have a prayer cycle, they just don’t really move. Part of me is wondering if it’s because the floppy leaves can get light even when they’re upright, so they just don’t bother moving. When I first got her, half floppy leaves used to mean she was thirsty and they’d go away a few hours after watering, but now they’re floppy all the time, despite making no changes (the only change has been the grow light, but the floppiness wn issue beforehand anyway) The new leaves are slowly but surely coming in, so I know she isn’t dying, but it’s so confusing! (For reference there are two plants in the same pot, but they came like that when I ordered them so naturally I just kept them together) Any ideas what to do? I just want her to thrive, not just survive! #PlantsMakePeopleHappy #PlantAddict #PlantTherapy #GrowLights #marantaleuconeura #CalatheaCrew #FishbonePrayerPlant
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I am thinking about putting my prayer plant into a hanging backer. Someone told me that they do good in a hanging basket. I personally have never seen that but before #greggers #happyplants #PrayerPlant #PlantAddict #CalatheaCrew #GreenPrayerPlant
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Floppy leaves on prayer plant? So her leaves have been super floppy for a while now, but only the top half of each leaf, and it’s mostly the bigger ones that seem floppy. I did a bit of googling and it seemed to be over/under watering? I’m leaning towards underwatering because her leaves are curling in (humidity issue, but I’m fixing that and she is slowly unfurling them) and there’s still new growth being pushed out, even if it’s taking a century. I’m wondering if it’s a soil issue though. I can’t remember exactly what mix I’ve put her in, I think I just put her in standard potting mix and a bit of coir, but the soil doesn’t feel excessively damp at all. I watered her this morning and (it’s currently the afternoon) I had to stick my whole finger into the soil to feel any moisture at all, even though I would necessarily class what she’s in as super well draining (even though I believe that’s what Greg said to put her in). Anyone have any ideas or suggestions? #PlantsMakePeopleHappy #PlantAddict #PlantTherapy #Maranta #PrayerPlant #FishbonePrayerPlant
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New set up!! I got this second hand grow light today and I’m so excited!! Hopefully the distance is ok, this was really the closest spot where the light could shine down on the plants! The seller also very kindly threw in a few small baton lights for free, so when I get a new shelving unit then they will 100% be going in there! At the moment I’ve got my more struggling plants under the light just to give them a bit of help as they recover from their various ailments. #HappyPlants #PlantsMakePeopleHappy #PlantAddict #NewGrowth #PlantTherapy #GrowLights #PlantCorner
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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