Maranta leuconeura, or prayer plants, are well-loved for their stripy leaves. These fold up at night, similarly to hands in prayer – hence the common name. They make an interesting and ...

Prayer plants (Maranta leucaneura) are popular houseplants with colorfully striped leaves that move with the sun and turn upwards in the evening, like hands in prayer. Knowing how to propagate a ...

Often a sign of stress, there are a few reasons a prayer plant's leaves curl. firn / Getty Images Prayer plants (Maranta leuconeura) are tropical flowering perennials that are often grown indoors as a ...

If you've walked into a nursery and seen gorgeous colorful foliage in the houseplant section, you may have been looking at a prayer plant. They are popular houseplants because they don't require a lot ...

The stunning striped leaves of the prayer plant (Maranta leuconeura) and its easy-going maintenance needs make it a favorite of houseplant enthusiasts. A prayer plant also happens to be easy to ...

Maranta leuconeura, commonly known as the prayer plant, is all leaf and no bloom when grown indoors. But since prayer plants ...

Gardening columnist Don Kinzler answers questions about possible causes of brown, crisp leaves on houseplants and aging cherry trees and a reader shares a tip for successful fall bulb planting. Reader ...

Winter is here and most people aren’t out in the garden, but there’s plenty to dream about and you may have questions. For answers, turn to Ask Extension, an online question-and-answer tool from ...