Plant Guide
Network Prayer Plant
Goeppertia kegeljanii
Other known names: Calathea musaica
A prayer plant with a fine mosaic of green lines across every leaf.
Starter guide. This bundled guide provides practical starting information while its full source and review record is being prepared.
Non-toxic. This is not a guarantee of safety. Avoid eating houseplants and contact a veterinarian or poison service if exposure causes symptoms.
Care
- Light
- Medium to bright indirect
- Water
- Keep lightly moist, never waterlogged
- Growing medium
- Moisture-retentive but airy tropical mix
- Feeding
- Light balanced feeding during active growth
- Temperature
- 65–85°F
- Humidity
- High preferred
Observe the plant and growing medium before acting. A reminder is a prompt to check, not an automatic instruction to water.
Characteristics
A prayer plant with a fine mosaic of green lines across every leaf.
Names & botanical identity
- Accepted name
- Goeppertia kegeljanii
- Plant group
- Prayer Plants
- Other known names
- Calathea musaica
- Safety
- Non-toxic
This is not a guarantee of safety. Avoid eating houseplants and contact a veterinarian or poison service if exposure causes symptoms.
Growth
- Growth habit
- Warm-climate foliage plant
- Native range
- Tropical and subtropical regions
- Temperature
- 65–85°F
- Humidity
- High preferred
- Difficulty
- Intermediate
Propagation
Division, offsets, or stem cuttings by species
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Problems to recognize
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Network Prayer Plant is recorded botanically as Goeppertia kegeljanii. Lorekeeper keeps accepted and former names connected so the guide remains findable as taxonomy changes.
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