Complete Care Guide for Never Never Plant / Ctenanthe Setosa

Ctenanthe species (pronounced ten-AN-thee), Never Never Plants, or Bamburantas are lovely members of the Prayer Plant family, native to Brazil.

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Its elegant cultivar, ‘Grey Star,’ has purple stems and undersides and a whisper-thin, green, herringbone pattern on its silver-gray leaves.

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Care For Your Never Never Plant

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Light

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Temperature

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Humidity

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