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Goeppertia attenuata

Goeppertia attenuata, described by Helen Kennedy as Calathea attenuata, is a prayer plant of the western Amazon lowlands and Andean foothills of Colombia, Ecuador, Peru and adjacent Brazil, mostly below 600 m. It lives in one of the wettest, most even climates in the genus: warm every month, humidity above 80 percent and rain in every season. A classic terrarium Goeppertia.

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

Terrestrial herb of the deeply shaded floor of lowland and foothill rainforest, in leaf litter on constantly moist soil.

Recorded at 58 to 1981 m, median 250 m; the great majority of sites are below 600 m on the Amazonian side of the Andes.

CaquetáPutumayoNapoPastazaMorona-SantiagoAmazonas (Peru)LoretoAmazonas (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.