Marantaceae RSS

Complete Care Guide: Stromanthe Triostar In this article, you'll find… Plant Info Care Guide       Lighting       Watering       Humidity       Soil Needs Types Propagating Common Issues Frequently Asked Questions Plant Info   The Stromanthe Triostar is a wonderfully-vibrant cultivar (cultivated variety) of Stromanthe sanguinea, in the prayer plant family.  Quick note: Marantaceae is called the 'prayer plant family' (and the individual species are called 'prayer plants') because of a phenomenon called nyctinasty, where in response to nighttime, prayer plants will fold their leaves up (to varying degrees), "as if in prayer". Nothing to do with religion, as some assume! The most commonly-known prayer plants are...

Complete Care Guide: Calathea Beauty Star In this article, you'll find… Plant Info Care Guide       Lighting       Watering       Humidity       Soil Needs Types Propagating Common Issues Frequently Asked Questions Plant Info The Calathea Beauty Star is a gorgeous cultivar of the popular Pinstripe Calathea, or Calathea Ornata. The large, firm leaves still have the characteristic brush strokes of light pink fanning from the midrib to the margins of the leaves, but there are far fewer strokes, and they're accompanied by watercolour patches of lighter green variegation behind them, which accentuates them in a wonderful way. Common Name(s) Calathea Beauty Star, Pinstripe Calathea...

Complete Care Guide: Ctenanthe In this article, you'll find… Plant Info Care Guide       Lighting       Watering       Humidity       Soil Needs Types Propagating Common Issues Frequently Asked Questions Plant Info The Ctenanthe -- or, more specifically, the Ctenanthe Burle-Marx, but it's the most common ctenanthe in cultivation -- is a member of the prayer plant family with elongated leaves that are at the ends of long petioles. The leaves themselves are striped with light and dark green in a fishbone pattern, and the undersides of the leaves are a nice reddish pink. Common Name(s)  Ctenanthe, Ctenanthe Burle-Marx, Fishbone Prayer Plant Botanical Name  Ctenanthe...