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Other Little published: much of this is inferred from related species

Calathea rosea-picta

Calathea rosea-picta is Regel's 1869 name, usually treated as the same plant as the rose-painted calathea, now Goeppertia roseopicta. GBIF holds no wild records under this spelling, only botanic-garden plants, so this profile uses what is general to lowland Amazonian Marantaceae.

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

Where it grows wild

If it is the rose-painted calathea, it is a terrestrial understorey herb of lowland Amazonian rainforest. No habitat data for this exact name were reachable.

Unknown for this name; the rose-painted calathea is a lowland plant.

Brazil

🔒 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.