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Calathea latrinotecta

A large, clump-forming prayer plant from the wet Pacific and Amazonian foothills of south-western Colombia and northern Ecuador, listed as Vulnerable by the IUCN. It grows to about 2 m with leathery leaves and white flowers, in humid forest understory at roughly 400–1150 m, and wants warm, shaded, constantly humid conditions.

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 moist lowland to montane forest, with specimens from forest, forest margins and roadsides in Nariño, Cauca, Putumayo, Caquetá and Valle del Cauca. One label records a 2.1 m plant with leathery leaves and white flowers.

Recorded from about 50 to 1280 m, most often 380–1150 m.

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.