Goeppertia buchtienii

A Bolivian prayer plant described by Pax as Calathea buchtienii from Otto Buchtien's collections, and known from very few records. Buchtien collected chiefly in the humid Yungas forests of La Paz department, so it is best grown as a warm-to-intermediate montane understory herb rather than by the hot, seasonally dry stand-in climate in the data.

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

Expects a seasonal restGrows in the ground

Where it grows wild

Presumed understory herb of humid montane or foothill forest in the Bolivian Yungas, where Buchtien's material was mostly gathered. The stand-in climate point lies in the Santa Cruz lowlands and shows a pronounced dry season that the Yungas do not share.

No recorded elevations; Buchtien's Yungas localities lie mostly between about 400 and 1500 m.

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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