Red Maranta is a red-veined evergreen plant, which is perfectly looks on the windowsill even in a small space. It is also known as Herringbone Plant or Prayer Plant. Named after Bartolomeo Maranta, an Italian physician and botanist of the sixteenth century. Prayer plant Red Maranta got it’s name from the fact that its leaves stay flat during the day, then fold up like praying hands at night. The leaves will grow almost in horizontal position if the conditions are suitable for growing, but otherwise it will turn the leaves up as if it prays. And it is considered as well that this houseplant can protect the house from the negative energy and disputes.