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Goeppertia bantae

A prayer plant from the eastern Andean foothills of Colombia and Ecuador. It grows as an understorey herb, 0.5–1.7 m tall, in humid premontane and cloud forest, often beside streams. Coming from mid-elevations, it prefers cooler nights than lowland calatheas, along with constant moisture and deep shade.

At home, aim for
Day IntermediateTargets 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

Herbarium and field labels describe a glabrous herb of well-preserved humid premontane forest, cloud forest with dense understorey, secondary forest and riparian strips along streams. Leaves are glossy, dark green or variegated along the veins, and the flowers are white.

Collections run from about 300 m (Caquetá foothills) to 1850 m (Putumayo), and most lie between 800 and 1600 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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