Maranta leuconeura, also known as prayer plant, is a species of flowering plant in the family Marantaceae, native to the Brazilian tropical forests.
It is a variable, rhizomatous perennial, growing to 30 cm tall and broad, with crowded clumps of evergreen, strikingly-marked oval leaves, each up to 12 cm long.
Kerchoveana used to be a very common houseplant, adorning dark shelves and bottle gardens
A brilliant contrast between mint green foliage and its fade into warm brown highlights, the spread of this plant is complimented by the sweet white flowers that sprout throughout the plant regularly.
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