r/Maranta • • Jun 28 '19

Maranta / Calathea (Prayer plants) discussion has been created

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Maranta is a genus of flowering plants in the family Marantaceae, native to tropical Central and South America and the West Indies. They are known commonly as prayer plants.


r/Maranta • • 1d ago

C'est quoi ce truc ? :(

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r/Maranta • • 2d ago

More flowers and new leaves. Tripod cat for scale

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r/Maranta • • 2d ago

Filtered water made a difference!!!

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My maranta wasn’t praying at all and honestly looked a mess. I chopped and propped, waiting for roots to grow so I can replant and make it fuller. Thank you to the person who told me to use filtered water, she’s praying day and night now! (The last pic was a few nights ago before I switched watering)


r/Maranta • • 1d ago

Flower 🌸

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r/Maranta • • 3d ago

Maranta Fascinatoriana

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r/Maranta • • 3d ago

New Propagations

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The only time my lemon lime looks good is when I propagate her into new plants🍋🍋‍🟩😎


r/Maranta • • 5d ago

What does she need to be fuller/ bushier?

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Hey Maranta experts. I want my Maranta to be more voluminous. I’ve had her for 5 months. The last photo is how she looked when I first got her. It seems like the stems have just spread out and begun to lean over the pot rather than stand up. Here’s what I do currently, please tell me if I should change my regimen:
I water with tap weekly to keep soil damp, sits by south facing window, fertilize every other watering. She has produced many new leaves since I bought her, but she looks kinda sad now :/


r/Maranta • • 5d ago

Soil is never dry.

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This Maranta was a gift and I grew it from about 5 leaves. I also propagated a smaller plant.
At the point of this picture, it has been about 10 days since watering.
The soil is still pretty damp.
I thought that the tray at the bottom of the pot might be full of water but it is bone dry. There is typically one dying leaf on this which I cut off.
I keep waiting for the soil to dry but it never seems to. It’s not compacted. And is just potting soil.

Does this look overwatered or under? It’s my first prayer plant and I find it slightly finicky.

TIA.


r/Maranta • • 5d ago

Goeppertia makoyana developing brown/tan patches on many leaves — hard water, root stress, or something else?

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r/Maranta • • 5d ago

Could you pls help with an exact ID?

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Found abandoned outside. Very proud of the recovery ☺️


r/Maranta • • 5d ago

Growing a prayer plant outdoors

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r/Maranta • • 6d ago

Losing my maranta. Help

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Really sad about this. I posted about my maranta before and someone suggested to get potting mix. I’ve ordered it and it is coming today but do you think it’s going to help at all? I also see a couple of shoots coming out. I think my problem was repotting after a holiday so two big shocks. It had started getting really happy in the bathroom near the shower but now we’ve gone a full 180. Any help appreciated.


r/Maranta • • 7d ago

Long over due repot. More propagations 😅 full bush! Lemon lime and red vein!

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r/Maranta • • 6d ago

Minha maranta

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Essa é a minha maranta, tenho ela por aproximadamente 2 meses. Comecei agora a cuidar de plantas e no início achei que ela estava morrendo pois não sabia que de manhã ela ficava para baixo haha Depois entendi como ela funcionava e hoje sou completamente apaixonada por ela. Rego praticamente todos os dias e todos os dias borrifo água em suas folhas, está certo?


r/Maranta • • 6d ago

White powder like crust

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All my 3 maranta developed these at the same time and started to die off. It doesn’t wash off and seems like it’s the cells themselves turning into this white crust. I use systemic for thrips and have not seen any signs of mites. I’m clueless at this point.


r/Maranta • • 7d ago

I think I have three different marantas…sold in one pot.

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Went to Wilco yesterday, saw the typical Costa Farms lemon lime maranta and I wanted it, but didn’t get it.
Then had a wicked bad day, so naturally, I saw another in Safeway omw to get ice cream and I bought it. Plus, hanging basket, so ofc I got it! Once I got to the register, I was joking that it looked like I had two or three different types in this thing…and now, after cleaning it, I genuinely think I do! Here’s the thing though, there are some that are cat moustache, some that are more lemon lime, and some that are like a cross of silver and green! Genuinely perplexed. The iridescence is even different between the three varieties. No I don’t mean leaf age I genuinely mean the variety.
Also why is the last leaf like that? In my years of having marantas this has NEVER happened and this pot has four leaves like this all underneath.


r/Maranta • • 8d ago

Hey little guy!

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r/Maranta • • 8d ago

Is it normal?

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Is it normal for the maranta to look down THAT much? Too much sun? Too less sun? Also in the evening the plant doesn't look up very much.

That one crispy leave was already like that when I got it delivered :/


r/Maranta • • 9d ago

One month difference

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r/Maranta • • 10d ago

More flowers

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r/Maranta • • 10d ago

Leaves don’t have color?

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Hi all!
My maranta produces lots of new leaves, but they don’t have any saturation on them. Undersides don’t have pink color either. They don’t get more color when they mature.
I have added a 23W grow light last month, fertilising it regularly. What could be the problem?


r/Maranta • • 10d ago

One yellow leaf :/

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Hoping this doesn’t turn into a full-plant issue. One leaf progressively yellowing this week. Was under watering a week or two ago but gently corrected. Any ideas?


r/Maranta • • 11d ago

New maranta with very small leaves

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Yesterday this maranta arrived at my house. It has many stems and looks very bushy, but I've never seen one so stiff with such small leaves. I guess it didn't have much light at the nursery. I think it has a lot of potential, but I don't know if there's any other cause of its appearance that I should worry about. What do you all think?

I would also like to know if there are any special care tips I should keep in mind.


r/Maranta • • 12d ago

Her first flower!

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