Prayer plants fold their striped leaves at night — ChillScroll

A potted prayer plant holding most of its striped leaves upright and folded at night

Prayer plants fold their striped leaves at night

As daylight fades, a prayer plant raises and folds its patterned leaves together. That nightly movement is what gave the plant its common name.

At sunset, the plant puts its patterned palms together.

Source · Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew ↗