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Goeppertia comosa

Goeppertia comosa (Maranta comosa L.f., long known as Calathea comosa) is a large, widespread Amazonian and Guianan lowland species, recorded from Colombia, Ecuador, Peru, northern Brazil and Suriname mostly below 500 m. It is a hot, humid, ever-wet forest plant with only a slight drier spell in August–September.

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 and forest-edge herb of lowland Amazonian rainforest, often in moist or seasonally flooded ground near streams and swamp margins. A robust clumping terrestrial that can form colonies in light gaps.

4–525 m, median 200 m; a true lowland species.

ColombiaBrazil NorthPeruEcuadorSuriname

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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.