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Goeppertia cleistantha

A Central American calathea, described from Costa Rica by Standley as Calathea cleistantha, named for flowers that stay closed and self-pollinate. It is common in the wet forests of Costa Rica's Caribbean and northern slopes and in Panama, from the lowlands to about 1,600 m, which makes it one of the more adaptable members of the genus for home growing: warm, humid, shaded, with a short drier season it can shrug off.

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

Understory of wet lowland and premontane rainforest, on the forest floor and along trails and stream banks; most records come from the Arenal, Sarapiquí and La Selva region of Costa Rica.

40–1,600 m, median 400 m (52 records).

Costa RicaPanamaColombia

🔒 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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