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Other Little published: much of this is inferred from related species

Maranta argentea

Maranta argentea is a horticultural name (hort. ex G.Nicholson, from a Victorian gardening dictionary) with no wild origin or occurrence records; a second Maranta argentea W.Bull is a synonym of Calathea lutea. Plants under this name are silver-leaved marantads of garden origin. Grow them as shade-loving, humidity-dependent prayer plants from tropical American forest floor.

At home, aim for
Day Warm-growingTargets in Plantistry
Night Close to the dayTargets in Plantistry
Humidity Ordinary room humidityBand in Plantistry
Light ShadeDLI and PPFD in Plantistry
No rest periodGrows in the ground

Where it grows wild

No habitat is recorded. The silver-leaved marantads this name was applied to are terrestrial herbs of the shaded, humid floor of lowland tropical American forest, often in damp ground near streams.

Unknown; assume lowland, below about 800 m.

Tropical AmericaBrazil

🔒 Growing it like that

The wild conditions above, turned into targets for a shelf, a tent or a greenhouse. The full profile has:

✓ Day and night temperature targets, and the limits it tolerates
✓ Humidity band, and how to hold it
✓ Light as DLI and PPFD for a grow light
✓ Wet and dry seasons, and whether to rest it
✓ Substrate and airflow
✓ A step-by-step setup to grow it like the wild

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Profiles are drafts built from measured range and climate and from published sources; each section carries its own confidence in the app.