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Calathea inocephala

Calathea inocephala is a lowland prayer plant recorded from Nicaragua and Costa Rica south to Colombia, Venezuela and Ecuador, mostly below 300 m. It lives in hot, wet forest, often on the Caribbean side of Central America, so it needs warmth, high humidity and bright shade rather than deep gloom.

At home, aim for
Day Warm-growingTargets in Plantistry
Night Close to the dayTargets in Plantistry
Humidity Humid airBand in Plantistry
Light ShadeDLI and PPFD in Plantistry
No rest periodGrows in the ground

Where it grows wild

A terrestrial herb of wet lowland forest, most records from the Caribbean lowlands of Costa Rica. Its habitat and light preference are inferred from the genus and record locations.

GBIF records run from 4 to 1,088 m, median 150 m.

NicaraguaCosta RicaPanamaColombiaVenezuelaEcuador

🔒 Growing it like that

The wild conditions above, turned into targets for a shelf, a tent or a greenhouse. The full profile has:

✓ Day and night temperature targets, and the limits it tolerates
✓ Humidity band, and how to hold it
✓ Light as DLI and PPFD for a grow light
✓ Wet and dry seasons, and whether to rest it
✓ Substrate and airflow
✓ A step-by-step setup to grow it like the wild

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Profiles are drafts built from measured range and climate and from published sources; each section carries its own confidence in the app.