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Goeppertia angustifolia

Goeppertia angustifolia is a narrow-leaved Colombian prayer plant from some of the wettest forest on Earth, with recorded sites at 100 to 900 m under near-constant 90 percent humidity and 130 to 360 mm of rain every month. It is a plant for a sealed, warm, very humid enclosure.

Goeppertia angustifolia
Photo: Bentham-Moxon Trust.; Curtis, William; Curtis's botanical magazine dedications, 1827-1927 : portraits and biographical notes.; Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.; Stanley Smith Horticultural Trust., Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons
At home, aim for
Day Warm-growingTargets in Plantistry
Night Close to the dayTargets in Plantistry
Humidity Very humid airBand in Plantistry
Light ShadeDLI and PPFD in Plantistry
No rest periodGrows in the ground

Where it grows wild

Shaded understory of very wet lowland and foothill rainforest in Colombia, probably the Pacific slope and Magdalena valley, in perpetually damp humus. Known from only five wild records.

Recorded from 100 to 900 m, median 400 m.

Colombia

🔒 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. Photo from Wikimedia Commons, used under its Public domain licence, unmodified.