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title: "Could anyone tell me what this plant is please? I picked it up for…"
description: "Could anyone tell me what this plant is please? I picked it up for £3. It’s super super tiny. I’d say 5cm!"
url: "https://getplanta.com/community/lZ7uAE3pQ86jnFGxrCwLrg/64cbe0323b7d233d303a6f27"
community: "Anything about plants"
author: "Lauren-rose Burnell"
published: "2023-08-03T17:13:22.021Z"
language: "en"
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# Could anyone tell me what this plant is please? I picked it up for…

_Posted by Lauren-rose Burnell on 2023-08-03_

Could anyone tell me what this plant is please? I picked it up for £3. It’s super super tiny. I’d say 5cm!

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## 10 comments

### Elle Woods commented on 2023-08-03

It looks like a maranta?

#### Lauren-rose Burnell replied on 2023-08-03

Oooo! I just looked on the receipt and it says Maranta mix? What does this mean!

#### Tiffany replied on 2023-08-03

It is some type of mantra ☺️

#### Elle Woods replied on 2023-08-03

Maybe mix is just their classification for stocking purpose

### Ana commented on 2023-08-03

Calathea of some kind. Maranta and Calathea are in the same family but this is not a Maranta 😊

### Ana commented on 2023-08-03

So beautiful! I also wanna know what kind of Calathea it is to get one now 😂

#### Lauren-rose Burnell replied on 2023-08-03

I know! I really would like to know! On the receipt it says mantra mix? How strange🙈🌱

#### Ana replied on 2023-08-03

I find that big box stores/grocery stores mislabel plants all the time. This is definitely not a Maranta but to be fair, Maranta \& Calthea are both prayer plants so the confusion is normal.

### Ana commented on 2023-08-03

I actually stand corrected. It might be a Ctenanthe (another kind of prayer plant). Thinking maybe a Ctenanthe Burle Marxii?

#### Sunny replied on 2023-08-03

Agreed. I have one.

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