Prayer Plant Care | How to successfully care for Calathea, Maranta, Ctenanthe, and Stromanthe

Aloha! Do you struggle with how to keep Calathea alive? Ever wonder how to stop getting brown tips on your Maranta? Perhaps you find yourself questioning exactly how to keep a Stromanthe looking good all year long? Can't figure out how not to kill a Ctenanthe? You're not alone! These beautiful plants are all members of the Prayer Plant family (Marantaceae) and are notorious for being a bit fussy in their care requirements. It's even led to a lot of negativity towards Prayer Plants, with many people falsely stating that it's impossible to keep Prayer Plants alive. But you can keep Prayer Plants alive and today I'm going to show and tell you exactly how to do it. This is a complete Prayer Plant care guide including how to care for Calathea, how to care for Maranta, how to care for Ctenanthe, and how to care for Stromanthe. If you are willing to commit to these Prayer Plant care requirements then you absolutely CAN keep these gorgeous plants alive and happy for years and years!

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TIMESTAMPS
0:00 Intro
1:03 Why you should love Prayer Plants
2:14 The four main Prayer Plant family genera - Marantas, Calatheas, Ctenanthes, and Stromanthes
3:06 Top four Prayer Plant care requirements people get wrong
3:10 Prayer Plant lighting requirements plus Lemon Lime Maranta example
5:40 Prayer Plant humidity requirements and misinformation plus Calathea orbifolia example
8:34 Using humidifiers to increase humidity for Prayer Plants
8:45 Grouping Prayer Plants together to increase humidity
9:20 Putting Prayer Plants in a bathroom for increased humidity
10:07 How often should you water a Prayer Plant
11:30 Prayer Plant watering misinformation
12:15 What type of water should you use to water Prayer Plants
14:02 Prayer Plant dormancy and Prayer Plant dieback
15:41 How often should you fertilize Prayer Plants plus Calathea medallion example
17:25 Signs you're not fertilizing a plant enough plus Maranta Kerchoveana example
20:50 Juvenile plant growth spurts and changes when moving into adulthood
22:44 Prayer Plant temperature requirements
23:27 Potential diseases and pest problems for Prayer Plants plus Tricolor Stromanthe Triostar example
26:10 How to clean Prayer Plant leaves and should you mist Prayer Plants plus Rattlesnake Calathea example
28:10 Importance of pruning Prayer Plants
28:41 How to treat spider mites infestation on Prayer Plants
29:10 How often should you repot Prayer Plants and how to repot Prayer Plants
29:34 What type of soil should you use for Prayer Plants plus Calathea Freddie example
30:48 How to propagate Prayer Plants plus Ctenanthe setosa example
34:10 Funny video outtake
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