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Goeppertia barbata

Goeppertia barbata, described by Petersen as Calathea barbata, is a prayer plant of the cerrado region of central Brazil and eastern Bolivia, recorded from sea level to 1100 m with a median near 450 m. It is well collected (140 wild records) and lives in gallery forest and shaded margins within a savanna climate that has a hot, five-month dry season, so unlike most Goeppertia it expects a marked rest.

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 of gallery forest along streams, cerradão woodland and shaded forest edges in the Brazilian cerrado, on soils that are wet in summer and dry through the winter.

Recorded at 0 to 1098 m, median 448 m; most sites are on the central plateau at 350 to 600 m.

GoiásTocantinsMato GrossoBahiaDistrito FederalSanta Cruz (Bolivia)

🔒 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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