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Calathea plurispicata

A large Calathea of the Andean foothills and western Amazon of Colombia and Ecuador. It is an herb up to about 2 m with green floral bracts and yellow flowers, growing along streams, forest edges and roadsides at 200-1400 m. It is a hot, humid understory plant for a greenhouse or large terrarium.

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

Where it grows wild

Labels describe very wet evergreen lowland forest on brown clay soil, stream-edge vegetation and roadsides in Caquetá (Colombia) and in Orellana and Morona-Santiago (Ecuador).

Recorded at 200-1400 m, median about 600 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.