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orison plant is a houseplant or greenhouse specimen that is only hardy in zones 11 to 12 . The plant grows in a bushy flesh with large oval leaf highlighted with colored vein . The leaves fold at night as if in orison and this machine characteristic provide its name . There are a couple of species with leafage variation . M kerchoveana has scant unripe leaves and brownish color between the veins , while M erythrophylla has multi - coloured leaf .
Care
entreaty plant is also experience as Maranta leucoreura . It is a heat - loving industrial plant that need in high spirits humidity to spring up well . The sunlight should be indirect to prevent burning of the leaf . orison plants prefer nicely damp , but not souse dirt , and should not be hold open sitting in pee . The industrial plant needs to be fertilized every two hebdomad , from springtime to fall . appeal plant go hibernating in the winter and will have less needs during this time . The soil can be proceed dryer , fertilization should cease and it can tolerate cool conditions ( 60 degrees Fahrenheit ) . mist the works day by day helps keep the humidity surround the folio . The leaves should be hold dusted .
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Non-toxic Plant Lists
Plants rate third in cause of poisonings in children , next to medicines and household chemical substance , according to the University of Nebraska . The concern that your child ( or pet ) might get into a toxic plant and be harm is enough to dash most parents away from indoor plants . But there are legion agencies – from Poison Control to university extensions – that write non - toxic works lists . It is easy to describe your industrial plant and match its toxicity before you bring it into the house .
Prayer Plant Toxicity
The Prayer plant is list as non - toxic on several websites for pet owners . It is also listed as non - toxic on the University of Nebraska Extension ’s toxicity Thomas Nelson Page and legion individual state publishing . It seems unanimous that the plant is not dangerous either through digestion or contact . It make an excellent add-on to a family with little ones and four - footed ally . It is also non - toxic to birds and can be added to a terrarium with invertebrates .
Plants to Avoid
Prayer industrial plant is safe for the home environment and your family . But numerous other vulgar houseplants are not . The Garden supporter tilt philodendrons , tip of thorns , amaryllis , spider plants and English ivy as dangerous . Other plants include : azalea , wench of paradise , iris , lily of the valley , tulip , Narcissus pseudonarcissus and legion other plant life . It is good to confab your local Poison Control to verify the safety of any plant you bring into the home base .
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