All are perennials with tough, colorful leaves, such as the prayer plant (Maranta spp.), hardy in USDA zones 11 through 12, with its green, red and sometimes pale green foliage. They do so with hinge-like structures filled with water.
1-2-3 G size plant,preferred if you are located in Orange County,California like Anaheim,Westminster,Garden Grove or Fallbrook or Vista,California. This is a very bad idea to be in that lengthy requirement period.