Red, known as Prayer Plant, is an evergreen foliage plant native to Brazil. This cultivar offers striking variegated dark and light green leaves with red veins and an upright habit 12-15" tall and wide. Perennial in zones 11-12, this plant flourishes in rich soil with bright indirect light or partial to full shade. It is a beautiful addition to houseplant collections or an attractive tropical groundcover. Excelling in high humidity, Maranta is similar to Calathea, with different foliage variegation and more shade tolerance. For another unique variety, try growing Maranta Green.
Red Selling Tips
Sell Red to customers looking for a unique houseplant. This plant offers many benefits, from attractive foliage to being well-suited to bright or low light conditions. With proper care, this plant provides striking foliage whose leaves open and close from morning to night. Create a calming atmosphere by pairing Maranta with Ferns, Peperomia, Fittonia, and Philodendron.
Coach Your Customer
1. Place this plant in medium to bright indirect light indoors. It requires more water in bright and less in low light but grows well in either. Outdoors in zones 11-12, space plants 12-15" apart in partial to full shade.
2. Water when the soil begins to dry. This plant needs consistent water but not soggy roots. Provide high humidity by putting the plant's pot on a tray of wet rocks or misting the plant daily with filtered or distilled water (tap water can chlorinate and kill the foliage).
3. Provide constant average room temperatures between 65-85 degrees and avoid placing this plant near a drafty window or door.
General Growing Tips For Your Rooted Cutting Liner
For best results with Red, grow one rooted plug per 4-inch or one to two per 10-inch container. Use well-drained rich soil with a pH of 6.0-6.5, EC of 0.6-1.0 mS/cm, and medium feed (150-200 ppm N). Provide temperatures between 65-85 degrees and 60% humidity. This plant doesn't require PGRs or pinching. Watch for spider mites, mealybugs, and thrips.
Flowering
This plant can produce tiny white flowers outdoors, however it is prized for its unique foliage.
Pinching
This plant doesn't require pinching.
Spacing
Space containers for adequate airflow and sunlight penetration around the base and foliage of each plant.
Height Control
This plant doesn't require PGRs.
Pests
Scout for spider mites, mealybugs, and thrips as part of your commercial greenhouse's Integrated Pest Management program.
Spider Mites are tiny pests that cause stippling, yellowing, and webbing on foliage by feeding on plant sap. They flourish in warm, dry environments. Use correct water and fertilizing practices; over-fertilizing can attract spider mites. Proper humidity levels, predatory mites or ladybugs, and insecticidal soaps or oils may prevent or address a spider mite infestation.
Mealybugs are small, white, soft-bodied insects that feed on plant sap. They are covered in powdery wax, which gives them a cottony appearance. They reproduce and spread rapidly. Inspect plants regularly for signs of an infestation, including white, cottony masses on foliage. Always check new plants before bringing them into the greenhouse. Remove any highly infested plants from the greenhouse for quarantine or disposal. Introduce beneficial insects like ladybugs, lacewings, and parasitic wasps as biological controls for mealybug populations and apply insecticidal soap or horticultural oils to disrupt lifecycles and feeding. Maintaining a sanitary greenhouse and eliminating debris can deter pest infestations.
Thrips are tiny insects that eat plant tissue and can transmit viruses. Watch for silvery-white streaks or black spots on foliage and distorted growth. Use natural predators (like predatory mites), insecticidal soap, neem oil, and sticky traps to control infestations and prevent spread.
Disease
This plant isn't prone to disease. Always take precautions against diseases in your greenhouse. Use sanitary tools, growing media, and containers. Water at the base of each plant and allow the soil to dry slightly between waterings. Provide good airflow and space containers for adequate circulation and sunlight to the soil level of each plant.
Planting Red Liners
We recommend planting one rooted plug per 4-inch container or one to two per 10-inch container. use well-drained, rich soil and completely bury the ellepot centered or evenly spaced in the container. This plant should be started in the fall for spring sales.
Rooted Cuttings
Cuttings vary in size between different plant families. These rooted starter plants will arrive ready to be transplanted in to your final container. If they are to be used in a landscape application, you will need to establish them in a 4 inch pot or an 1801 before planting outside.
Maranta Red Quick Reference Guide
4 Inch crop time
20 Weeks
10 Inch crop time
20 Weeks
Habit
Upright
Height
12-15 Inches
Light
Bright Indirect/Filtered, Full Shade, Partial Shade
Minimum Temp
65
Perennial Zone
11-12
Water Needs
Moderate
Patented Plant
No
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Red, known as Prayer Plant, is an evergreen foliage plant native to Brazil. This cultivar offers striking variegated dark and light green leaves with red veins and an upright habit 12-15" tall and wide. Perennial in zones 11-12, this plant flourishes in rich soil with bright indirect light or partial to full shade. It is a beautiful addition to houseplant collections or an attractive tropical groundcover. Excelling in high humidity, Maranta is similar to Calathea, with different foliage variegation and more shade tolerance. For another unique variety, try growing Maranta Green.
Red Selling Tips
Sell Red to customers looking for a unique houseplant. This plant offers many benefits, from attractive foliage to being well-suited to bright or low light conditions. With proper care, this plant provides striking foliage whose leaves open and close from morning to night. Create a calming atmosphere by pairing Maranta with Ferns, Peperomia, Fittonia, and Philodendron.
Coach Your Customer
1. Place this plant in medium to bright indirect light indoors. It requires more water in bright and less in low light but grows well in either. Outdoors in zones 11-12, space plants 12-15" apart in partial to full shade.
2. Water when the soil begins to dry. This plant needs consistent water but not soggy roots. Provide high humidity by putting the plant's pot on a tray of wet rocks or misting the plant daily with filtered or distilled water (tap water can chlorinate and kill the foliage).
3. Provide constant average room temperatures between 65-85 degrees and avoid placing this plant near a drafty window or door.
General Growing Tips For Your Rooted Cutting Liner
For best results with Red, grow one rooted plug per 4-inch or one to two per 10-inch container. Use well-drained rich soil with a pH of 6.0-6.5, EC of 0.6-1.0 mS/cm, and medium feed (150-200 ppm N). Provide temperatures between 65-85 degrees and 60% humidity. This plant doesn't require PGRs or pinching. Watch for spider mites, mealybugs, and thrips.
Flowering
This plant can produce tiny white flowers outdoors, however it is prized for its unique foliage.
Pinching
This plant doesn't require pinching.
Spacing
Space containers for adequate airflow and sunlight penetration around the base and foliage of each plant.
Height Control
This plant doesn't require PGRs.
Pests
Scout for spider mites, mealybugs, and thrips as part of your commercial greenhouse's Integrated Pest Management program.
Spider Mites are tiny pests that cause stippling, yellowing, and webbing on foliage by feeding on plant sap. They flourish in warm, dry environments. Use correct water and fertilizing practices; over-fertilizing can attract spider mites. Proper humidity levels, predatory mites or ladybugs, and insecticidal soaps or oils may prevent or address a spider mite infestation.
Mealybugs are small, white, soft-bodied insects that feed on plant sap. They are covered in powdery wax, which gives them a cottony appearance. They reproduce and spread rapidly. Inspect plants regularly for signs of an infestation, including white, cottony masses on foliage. Always check new plants before bringing them into the greenhouse. Remove any highly infested plants from the greenhouse for quarantine or disposal. Introduce beneficial insects like ladybugs, lacewings, and parasitic wasps as biological controls for mealybug populations and apply insecticidal soap or horticultural oils to disrupt lifecycles and feeding. Maintaining a sanitary greenhouse and eliminating debris can deter pest infestations.
Thrips are tiny insects that eat plant tissue and can transmit viruses. Watch for silvery-white streaks or black spots on foliage and distorted growth. Use natural predators (like predatory mites), insecticidal soap, neem oil, and sticky traps to control infestations and prevent spread.
Disease
This plant isn't prone to disease. Always take precautions against diseases in your greenhouse. Use sanitary tools, growing media, and containers. Water at the base of each plant and allow the soil to dry slightly between waterings. Provide good airflow and space containers for adequate circulation and sunlight to the soil level of each plant.
Planting Red Liners
We recommend planting one rooted plug per 4-inch container or one to two per 10-inch container. use well-drained, rich soil and completely bury the ellepot centered or evenly spaced in the container. This plant should be started in the fall for spring sales.
Rooted Cuttings
Cuttings vary in size between different plant families. These rooted starter plants will arrive ready to be transplanted in to your final container. If they are to be used in a landscape application, you will need to establish them in a 4 inch pot or an 1801 before planting outside.
Maranta Red Quick Reference Guide
4 Inch crop time
20 Weeks
10 Inch crop time
20 Weeks
Habit
Upright
Height
12-15 Inches
Light
Bright Indirect/Filtered, Full Shade, Partial Shade
Minimum Temp
65
Perennial Zone
11-12
Water Needs
Moderate
Patented Plant
No
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