Maranta Leuconeura 'Lemon Lime'

Maranta Leuconeura 'Lemon Lime'

Maranta Leuconeura 'Lemon Lime', also known as the Lemon Lime Prayer Plant, is a beautiful and vibrant cultivar of the Maranta species, recognized for its striking green and yellow variegated foliage. The plant’s leaves have a lively lime-green color with deep veins running through them, making it an eye-catching addition to any indoor plant collection.

🌱 Care Instructions:

• Light: The Lemon Lime Prayer Plant thrives in bright, indirect light, where its colorful foliage can stay vibrant. While it can tolerate lower light conditions, avoid placing it in direct sunlight, as this may cause the leaves to scorch and lose their vibrant color.

• Watering: This plant prefers consistent moisture. Keep the soil slightly moist at all times but avoid letting it sit in water. Water when the top inch of soil feels dry. It is sensitive to chlorine and fluoride, so using filtered or distilled water is ideal if your tap water is treated with these chemicals.

• Soil: Maranta 'Lemon Lime' prefers a well-draining, moist, peat-based potting mix. A mix that is airy and rich in organic matter is perfect for providing the necessary moisture retention without becoming soggy.

• Temperature: This plant prefers warmer temperatures, ideally between 65°F and 75°F (18°C to 24°C). Keep it away from cold drafts, air conditioners, and heat sources like radiators, as it is sensitive to temperature fluctuations.

• Humidity: Being a tropical plant, Maranta 'Lemon Lime' thrives in higher humidity levels, around 50-60%. You can increase humidity by using a humidifier, placing the plant on a humidity tray, or regularly misting the leaves. It will also appreciate a bathroom or kitchen environment, where humidity levels tend to be higher.

• Fertilizing: During the growing season (spring and summer), feed your plant once a month with a balanced, water-soluble fertilizer diluted to half strength. Reduce fertilizing in fall and winter when growth slows down.

• Growth: This plant is a compact grower, typically reaching a height of about 12 to 18 inches (30-45 cm) tall. Its leaves grow in a mounding, bushy pattern, making it perfect for a tabletop, shelf, or hanging basket.

• Pruning: Prune regularly to encourage a more compact shape and remove any dead or yellowing leaves. This will help keep the plant looking healthy and vibrant. Clean your pruning tools to avoid the spread of disease.

• Flowers: Maranta 'Lemon Lime' rarely blooms indoors, but if it does, it produces small, inconspicuous white flowers. The plant is typically grown for its beautiful foliage, rather than its flowers.

• Toxicity: Maranta Leuconeura 'Lemon Lime' is non-toxic to both humans and pets, making it a safe choice for homes with children or animals.

• Propagation: Propagation of Maranta 'Lemon Lime' is typically done through stem cuttings. Simply cut a healthy stem with a few leaves, place it in water, and wait for roots to develop. Once rooted, it can be planted in soil.

🌟 Fun Fact:

Like other members of the Maranta genus, the 'Lemon Lime' variety exhibits the "praying plant" behavior. This means its leaves fold upward at night (as if in prayer) and return to their flat position during the day. This unique characteristic makes it a particularly fascinating plant to observe!

🚚 Shipping & Damage Policy:

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