Maranta Leuconeura "Lemon Lime"
This unusual variety of Prayer Plant is a member of the Marantaceae family of plants and is native to Brazil, Asia, and Africa. You may also hear this perennial, tropical plant referred to as the Lemon Lime Maranta or Green Prayer Plant. This compact Maranta grows to be about a foot high and spreads to about fourteen inches. Lime green-veined Prayer Plant’s pretty, multicolored leaves close “in prayer” at dusk and open again at dawn. The large, attractive lime green leaves are oval in shape. They are deeply veined and display variable markings in shades of deep green to burgundy. The leaves are attractively patterned on both sides.
If you keep your plant outdoors in the summertime, your Green Prayer Plant may present you with tiny little purple or white flowers atop long, slim stems. The flowers usually last for only a day.
Houseplants rarely, if ever, bloom.
Basic Care
Maranta Lemon Lime likes to live in a space that provides consistently warm temperatures (60° degrees Fahrenheit to 70° degrees Fahrenheit) and ample bright indirect light. Protect the plant from harsh, direct sunlight because this can cause leaf scorch and may even kill your plant. These plants are winter hardy in USDA hardiness zones 11 and higher. Temperatures lower than 60° degrees Fahrenheit can damage your plants’ leaves.
Always use rainwater, distilled or filtered water, or bottled water at room temperature to water Herringbone Plant. Maranta cannot tolerate the chemicals like chlorine found in tap water, and extremes of temperature can shock the roots. Lemon Lime is a thirsty plant, so you should keep the soil slightly moist – never soggy! Water thoroughly whenever the top couple of inches of the soil feels dry. Allow the water to drain through the substrate thoroughly. Never allow your plant to sit in water as this will lead to root rot. Always use a pot with drainage holes.
NOTE: To prevent brown tips on the leaves and enhance beauty; provide humidity. Ie., humidifier, pebble tray, mist twice daily, or your choice of providing humidity.
What You Get
You will receive a healthy, rooted plant growing in a 6" nursery pot.
