21+ Maranta. Maranta is a genus of flowering plants in the family marantaceae, native to tropical central and south america and the west indies. This is the perfect plant for you!
The plant gets its common name from the fact that its leaves stay flat during the day and then fold up like praying hands.
This is the perfect plant for you! The plant gets its common name from the fact that its leaves stay flat during the day and then fold up like praying hands. Maranta was named for bartolomeo maranta, an italian physician and botanist of the sixteenth century. Maranta is a genus of flowering plants in the family marantaceae, native to tropical central and south america and the west indies.