Arrowroot, Obedience Plant 'Variegata'

Marantaarundinacea

Genus
Maranta (muh-RAN-tuh)
Species
arundinacea (a-run-din-uh-KEE-uh)
Synonym
Maranta arundinacea var. variegata
Sun Exposure
Sun to Partial Shade
Foliage
Grown for foliage
Good Fall Color
Height
4-6 ft. (1.2-1.8 m)
Hardiness
USDA Zone 9b: to -3.8 °C (25 °F)
USDA Zone 10a: to -1.1 °C (30 °F)
USDA Zone 10b: to 1.7 °C (35 °F)
USDA Zone 11: above 4.5 °C (40 °F)
Bloom Color
Bloom Time
Other Details
Category
Bulbs
Perennials
Tropicals and Tender Perennials
Water Requirements
Requires consistently moist soil; do not let dry out between waterings
Foliage Color
Where to Grow
Can be grown as an annual
Bloom Characteristics
Bloom Size
Other details
Soil pH requirements
Patent Information
Propagation Methods
By dividing rhizomes, tubers, corms or bulbs (including offsets)
Seed Collecting
Regional

This plant is said to grow outdoors in the following regions:

Brentwood, California

Brooksville, Florida

Fort Lauderdale, Florida

Key Largo, Florida

Orlando, Florida

Pinellas Park, Florida

Sarasota, Florida

West Palm Beach, Florida

Slidell, Louisiana

Oklahoma City, Oklahoma

Austin, Texas

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Gardener's Notes:

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| February 2010 | neutral

I have a plant with leaves just like this but it only seems to grow about knee-high. Can anyone confirm whether the info given about its...Read More

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Central Oregon, OR | June 2008 | positive

I got this plant in a cutting from a gal who did not know what it was.
I never had one before so I was on my own.
So far it...Read More

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