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Goeppertia atropurpurea

Goeppertia atropurpurea, described by Matuda as Calathea atropurpurea, is a Mexican prayer plant of the Pacific slope from Sinaloa to Guerrero, with a few records in Honduras, at 30 to 1240 m. Unlike most of the genus it lives in seasonally dry tropical forest with a five-month rainless season, and its rhizomes carry it through that dry period. Growers should give a warm wet summer and a distinctly drier, cooler-night winter.

At home, aim for
Day Warm-growingTargets in Plantistry
Night Close to the dayTargets in Plantistry
Humidity Ordinary room humidityBand in Plantistry
Light Dappled lightDLI and PPFD in Plantistry
Expects a seasonal restGrows in the ground

Where it grows wild

Terrestrial herb in shaded ravines, stream margins and semi-deciduous forest on the Pacific slope of Mexico, in soil that is saturated in the rains and dry for months afterwards. Foliage likely dies back or stalls in the dry season.

Recorded at 29 to 1241 m, median 650 m; a foothill species of the hot lowlands and lower mountains.

JaliscoNayaritSinaloaGuerreroColimaHonduras

🔒 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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