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Goeppertia colorata

Goeppertia colorata (Phrynium coloratum Hook., long grown as Calathea colorata) is an Atlantic Forest species of southern and south-eastern Brazil, with 112 wild records from sea level to about 1,200 m.

Goeppertia colorata
Photo: Bentham-Moxon Trust.; Curtis, William; Curtis's botanical magazine dedications, 1827-1927 : portraits and biographical notes.; Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.; Stanley Smith Horticultural Trust., Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons
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
Expects a seasonal restGrows in the ground

Where it grows wild

Understory of humid Atlantic Forest (Mata Atlântica) on the coastal ranges of São Paulo, Paraná, Santa Catarina and neighbouring states, from lowland restinga-edge forest up to montane forest; median record elevation is 700 m. A clumping terrestrial herb of shaded, humus-rich slopes and stream margins.

0–1190 m, median 700 m; the mid-elevation records set the cool-winter climate below.

BrazilSão PauloParanáSanta CatarinaRio de Janeiro

🔒 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. Photo from Wikimedia Commons, used under its Public domain licence, unmodified.