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Calathea is a genus of plants belonging to the family Marantaceae. There are several dozen species in this genus. Native to the tropical Americas, many of the species are popular as pot plants due to their decorative leaves and, in some species, colorful inflorescences. They are commonly called calatheas or prayer plants.
Icebox Cage, Hallandale FL
White, waxy and brilliantly beautiful!
Besides attractive leaves, Calathea warscewiczii also produces showy cone-like inflorescences. The bracts that cover the cone are creamy white in color when they first emerge and gradually turn to yellow and take on a pinkish hue with time. They are arranged spirally around the cone and the rims of these bracts fold over the edge, which make the entire cone look somewhat like a rose flower when viewed from the top!
Calathea warscewiczii is one fussy prayer plant to grow. It needs bright, filtered sunshine. Direct sun can burn the leaves of this plant. It needs to be grown in an area with high humidity and protection from winds, like Windows to the Tropics at Fairchild Tropical Botanic Garden.
It is also picky about the medium it's grown in. It does best in a well-drained mix rich in organic matter. The fibrous roots need to be in contact with moist soil at all times. Mulch generously to keep the roots moist and cool. Waterlogged conditions should also be avoided as roots can rot.
A prayer plant relative and a member of the Marantaceae family, this plant has a curious habit of folding up its leaves as if one puts two hands together during prayer when night falls. This herbaceous plant is native to Costa Rica and Nicaragua and produces lanceoate leaves that have a dark green background and an attractive fishtail pattern on the upperside of the leaves. If conditions are optimal, the leaves that are covered with fine silvery hairs leaves, which make them furry to touch, can grow up to almost one foot long. The leaves have a maroon colored underside.
Calathea warscewiczii
Windows to the Tropics, Fairchild Tropical Botanic Garden, Miami FL
Calathea is blooming again. Opens white and turns pink/purple as it matures.
Besides attractive leaves, Calathea warscewiczii also produces showy cone-like inflorescences. The bracts that cover the cone are creamy white in color when they first emerge and gradually turn to yellow and take on a pinkish hue with time. They are arranged spirally around the cone and the rims of these bracts fold over the edge, which make the entire cone look somewhat like a rose flower when viewed from the top!
Calathea warscewiczii is one fussy prayer plant to grow. It needs bright, filtered sunshine. Direct sun can burn the leaves of this plant. It needs to be grown in an area with high humidity and protection from winds, like the Rare Plant House at Fairchild Tropical Botanic Garden.
It is also picky about the medium it's grown in. It grows best in a well-drained mix rich in organic matter. The fibrous roots need to be in contact with moist soil at all times. Mulch generously to keep the roots moist and cool. Waterlogged conditions should also be avoided as roots can rot.
A prayer plant relative and a member of the Marantaceae family, this plant has a curious habit of folding up its leaves as if one puts two hands together during prayer when night falls. This herbaceous plant is native to Costa Rica and Nicaragua and produces lanceoate leaves that have a dark green background and an attractive fishtail pattern on the upperside of the leaves. If conditions are optimal, the leaves that are covered with fine silvery hairs leaves, which make them furry to touch, can grow up to almost one foot long. The leaves have a maroon colored underside.
Calathea warscewiczii
Windows to the Tropics, Fairchild Tropical Botanic Garden, Miami FL
"Stromanthe is a genus of plant in family Marantaceae, native to the tropical portions of the Americas from Mexico to Trinidad to northern Argentina." Wikipedia
Besides attractive leaves, Calathea warscewiczii also produces showy cone-like inflorescences. The bracts that cover the cone are creamy white in color when they first emerge and gradually turn to yellow and take on a pinkish hue with time. They are arranged spirally around the cone and the rims of these bracts fold over the edge, which make the entire cone look like a rose flower when viewed from the top!
Calathea warscewiczii is one fussy prayer plant to grow. It needs bright, filtered sunshine. Direct sun can burn the leaves of this plant. It needs to be grown in an area with high humidity and protection from winds, like the Windows to the Tropics at Fairchild Tropical Botanic Garden in Miami.
It is also picky about the medium it's grown in. Grows best in a well-drained mix rich in organic matter. The fibrous roots need to be in contact with moist soil at all times. Mulch generously to keep the roots moist and cool. Waterlogged conditions should also be avoided as roots can rot.
A prayer plant relative and member of the Marantaceae family, this plant has a curious habit of folding up its leaves as if one puts two hands together during prayer at nightfall. This herbaceous plant is native to Costa Rica and Nicaragua and produces lanceoate leaves that have a dark green background and an attractive fishtail pattern on the upperside. If conditions are optimal, leaves covered with fine silvery hairs leaves make them furry to the touch and can grow up to almost a foot long. Leaves have a maroon colored underside.
Calathea warscewiczii
Fairchild Tropical Botanic Garden, Miami, FL
Maranta leuconeura, widely known as the prayer plant due to its daily sunlight-dependent movements. The leaves have a habit of lying flat during the day, and folding in an erect position at night as if in prayer for evening vespers, hence the common name "prayer plant".
White, waxy and brilliantly beautiful!
Besides attractive leaves, Calathea warscewiczii also produces showy cone-like inflorescences. The bracts that cover the cone are creamy white in color when they first emerge and gradually turn to yellow and take on a pinkish hue with time. They are arranged spirally around the cone and the rims of these bracts fold over the edge, which make the entire cone look somewhat like a rose flower when viewed from the top!
Calathea warscewiczii is one fussy prayer plant to grow. It needs bright, filtered sunshine. Direct sun can burn the leaves of this plant. It needs to be grown in an area with high humidity and protection from winds, like Windows to the Tropics at Fairchild Tropical Botanic Garden.
It is also picky about the medium it's grown in. It does best in a well-drained mix rich in organic matter. The fibrous roots need to be in contact with moist soil at all times. Mulch generously to keep the roots moist and cool. Waterlogged conditions should also be avoided as roots can rot.
A prayer plant relative and a member of the Marantaceae family, this plant has a curious habit of folding up its leaves as if one puts two hands together during prayer when night falls. This herbaceous plant is native to Costa Rica and Nicaragua and produces lanceoate leaves that have a dark green background and an attractive fishtail pattern on the upperside of the leaves. If conditions are optimal, the leaves that are covered with fine silvery hairs leaves, which make them furry to touch, can grow up to almost one foot long. The leaves have a maroon colored underside.
Calathea warscewiczii
Windows to the Tropics, Fairchild Tropical Botanic Garden, Miami FL
So who needs an expensive camera anyway?
This was taken with my iPhone yesterday at Kew Gardens - somewhat downheartening to see the quality of shot that you can get from a lens that's smaller than most of the buttons on my Canon 5D.
Anyway, this is a Maranta leuconeura tricolor native to the Brazilian rainforest.
"Maranta leuconeura (prayer plant) is a species of flowering plant in the family Marantaceae, native to the Brazilian Rainforest. It is a variable, rhizomatous perennial, growing to 30 cm (12 in) tall and broad, with crowded clumps of evergreen, strikingly-marked oval leaves, each up to 12 cm long. The leaves have a habit of lying flat during the day, and folding in an erect position at night, hence the common name 'prayer plant'. The specific epithet leuconeura means 'white-veined', referring to the leaves."
Calathea belongs to a group of tropical plants in the Arrowroot Family Marantaceae. They are popular houseplants due to their varied and decorative foliage and in some species, colorful inflorescences. The common name "prayer plant" comes from the way the foliage on the plants turns upward in the evening like a pair of hands folded in prayer.
White, waxy and brilliantly beautiful!
Besides attractive leaves, Calathea warscewiczii also produces showy cone-like inflorescences. The bracts that cover the cone are creamy white in color when they first emerge and gradually turn to yellow and take on a pinkish hue with time. They are arranged spirally around the cone and the rims of these bracts fold over the edge, which make the entire cone look somewhat like a rose flower when viewed from the top!
Calathea warscewiczii is one fussy prayer plant to grow. It needs bright, filtered sunshine. Direct sun can burn the leaves of this plant. It needs to be grown in an area with high humidity and protection from winds, like Windows to the Tropics at Fairchild Tropical Botanic Garden.
It is also picky about the medium it's grown in. It does best in a well-drained mix rich in organic matter. The fibrous roots need to be in contact with moist soil at all times. Mulch generously to keep the roots moist and cool. Waterlogged conditions should also be avoided as roots can rot.
A prayer plant relative and a member of the Marantaceae family, this plant has a curious habit of folding up its leaves as if one puts two hands together during prayer when night falls. This herbaceous plant is native to Costa Rica and Nicaragua and produces lanceoate leaves that have a dark green background and an attractive fishtail pattern on the upperside of the leaves. If conditions are optimal, the leaves that are covered with fine silvery hairs leaves, which make them furry to touch, can grow up to almost one foot long. The leaves have a maroon colored underside.
Calathea warscewiczii
Windows to the Tropics, Fairchild Tropical Botanic Garden, Miami FL
Maranta leuconeura (prayer plant)
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Such a tiny blossom for the red maranta---we know it as a prayer plant. Originally named because the leaves close up at night like they are in prayer. The red veins on the leaves are striking and so decorative.
This one resides in our kitchen.
Prayer Plant
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Besides attractive leaves, Calathea warscewiczii also produces showy cone-like inflorescences. The bracts that cover the cone are creamy white in color when they first emerge and gradually turn to yellow and take on a pinkish hue with time. They are arranged spirally around the cone and the rims of these bracts fold over the edge, which make the entire cone look like a rose flower when viewed from the top!
Calathea warscewiczii is one fussy prayer plant to grow. It needs bright, filtered sunshine. Direct sun can burn the leaves of this plant. It needs to be grown in an area with high humidity and protection from winds, like the Windows to the Tropics at Fairchild Tropical Botanic Garden in Miami.
It is also picky about the medium it's grown in. Grows best in a well-drained mix rich in organic matter. The fibrous roots need to be in contact with moist soil at all times. Mulch generously to keep the roots moist and cool. Waterlogged conditions should also be avoided as roots can rot.
A prayer plant relative and a member of the Marantaceae family, this plant has a curious habit of folding up its leaves as if one puts two hands together during prayer when night falls. This herbaceous plant is native to Costa Rica and Nicaragua and produces lanceoate leaves that have a dark green background and an attractive fishtail pattern on the upperside of the leaves. If conditions are optimal, leaves covered with fine silvery hairs leaves make them furry to the touch, can grow up to almost afoot long. The leaves have a maroon colored underside.
Calathea warscewiczii
Fairchild Tropical Botanic Garden, Miami, FL
I like to visit our local greenhouse arboretum periodically throughout the year to check out any new unusual plants or tropical flowers that might be in bloom. Although prayer plants aren't exactly exotic, I'm fascinated by the patterns on their leaves.
Camera: Nikon D90
Lens: Nikkor 18-105mm f/3.5-5.6G VR
Location: Gaiser Conservatory, Spokane, Washington, USA
On the following Sunday, some women visited the grave and found that the stone had been moved, and that the tomb was empty.
Jesus himself was seen that day, and for days afterwards by many people. His followers realised that Jesus hs risen from the dead.
Happy Easter my friends!!!
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Mimosa pudica L. is a creeping annual or perennial herb often grown for its curiosity value: the compound leaves fold inward and droop when touched, re-opening within minutes. Other names given to this plant are: Sensitive plant, Humble plant, Shame plant, Sleeping grass, Prayer Plant, Touch-me-not, Makahiya (Philippines, meaning "shy").
A post processed Prayer plant leaf. Bearing in mind the senseless war that PooPoo started in the Ukraine and then this Turkish / Syrian earthquake is too much for the world to comprehend. People die every day, governments kill evil people, police kill too many innocent and guilty citizens but it doesn’t seem fair that evil PooPoo is still alive and growing hate in this world. I think God’s really pissed off with His people. I’m waiting for his demise along with his poisoning American traitor BFF, Don Hypnotist Dump.
bloom of the red maranta plant (prayer plant) in a basket of mixed greenery in our kitchen.
The red veins are intense in color and so decorative.
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Maranta leuconeura (Prayer Plant)
Prayer Plant earned its name because of the way its leaves fold together at night, like hands closed in prayer. Its leaves unfold in the morning light, sometimes making a rustling sound