maranta kerchoveana plants deliveryMaranta kerchoveana, more commonly known as the "prayer plant", is a tropical plant native to South America, mainly Brazil. It is part of the Marantaceae family, which includes about 530 species of plants. The Latin name for this plant, "Maranta kerchoveana", was given to it in honor of Charles Luis L'Hritier de Brutelle, an 18th century French botanist. "Kerchoveana" refers to Mathieu Hubert Marc Kerchove de Denterghem, a Belgian gardener who was an