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Ctenanthe amabilis
Ctenanthe amabilis, the beautiful ctenanthe or never never plant, is a Brazilian foliage plant in the prayer-plant family, grown as a humid-loving houseplant. Keep it warm, humid and out of direct sun.
Ctenanthe amabilis, called the beautiful ctenanthe, is a species of flowering plant in the genus Ctenanthe, likely native to Brazil, and introduced into Costa Rica. It has gained the Royal Horticultural Society's Award of Garden Merit as a subtropical hothouse ornamental.
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Text excerpted from the Wikipedia article Ctenanthe amabilis by its contributors, under CC BY-SA 4.0; the excerpts and the care summary drawn from them are shared under the same licence.
The care summary was written by AI (Claude, Anthropic) from the sources on this page, with general growing knowledge where they are silent. Check before relying on it.
Life form, climate and native range: World Checklist of Vascular Plants, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew (CC BY 3.0), reformatted; see Plants of the World Online.
