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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

Russell McLendon is a science writer with expertise in the natural environment, humans, and wildlife. He holds degrees in journalism and environmental anthropology. Knowing how to repot a plant is an ...

You must repot a houseplant when it has outgrown its container or it needs new soil for more nutrients. Be gentle when repotting especially when loosening the roots or trimming them to make sure your ...

Whether you’ve kept a fiddle-leaf fig alive for years or you’ve killed more succulents than you can count, repotting a houseplant can be a daunting task. If you want your plant to thrive, though, it’s ...

You bought a plant from the nursery and immediately repotted it, but notice that most of the time your plant doesn’t survive. There is a right time and a right way to repot your plant. Here’s a simple ...

Prayer plants (Maranta leuconeura) are tropical flowering perennials that are often grown indoors as a houseplant. While they are relatively easy to care for, one issue you may encounter is the ...