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Calathea lanicaulis

Calathea lanicaulis is a rare prayer plant of lowland and foothill rainforest along the eastern base of the Andes in southern Colombia and Ecuador. The name refers to its woolly stems. It lives on the shaded forest floor in warm, constantly wet air, so it wants low light, steady warmth and high humidity.

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 the rainforest understorey on the Amazonian side of the Andes, in moist lowland and foothill forest. Wikipedia lists subtropical and tropical moist lowland and montane forest.

GBIF records run from 379 to 960 m, median 680 m: Andean foothill forest in Putumayo, Caquetá and Napo.

ColombiaEcuador

🔒 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.