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| I couldn't find any info on this plant. It's growing like mad - water it once a week and it is seams to like the warm muggy weather we have had the last couple months, |
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- Posted by pirate_girl Zone7 NYC (My Page) on Sun, Jul 22, 12 at 19:39
| Hi Adrien, Very nice, I believe it's a tropical, in the family of Stromanthe, Cetanthe, Marantha. So yes, that would make it likely to enjoy the current hot, muggy summer. |
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- Posted by plantomaniac08 8a (My Page) on Sun, Jul 22, 12 at 20:59
| I agree with pirate_girl, it looks like it belongs to Maranta, perhaps Maranta leuconeura. It's also known as "Prayer Plant." Planto |
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| Unless the name has changed, it's a Maranta leuconeura erythroneuro, Red Veined Maranta. Whew. How would you like to have to sign that name a few times a day? Can we assume that the pretty container you have it in has drainage holes? |
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- Posted by StewartsJon none (My Page) on Mon, Jul 23, 12 at 3:54
| Commercially it's called Maranta Tricolour (sp?). Great little plant, prone to mealy bug and gets tipped leaves in hot dry locations. Looks good in a mixed arrangement with other purply things. One of my holy grail plants is Maranta Massangeana: looks like a black & white picture of the OP's one. I've only ever seen one and there's about one pic on the entire internet. So it's safe to say I won't be seeing them commercially any time soon! |
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- Posted by Adrien_VE2DEA none (My Page) on Mon, Jul 23, 12 at 6:11
| This is the bloom. Thanks for the info. |
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