Maranta timelapse over a period of 24 hours 🙂 It's amazing how much plants move. If you don't pay close attention you might miss it.⠀ ⠀ This movement is called nyctinasty. It happens not only with maranta leuconeura, but other members of 'marantacae' family, commonly known as prayer plants. And this is exactly why they are called prayer plants. Their leaves rise in the evening, resembling hands in prayer, and go back down during the day.⠀ ⠀ Who is responsible for this movement? Phytochrome, a p