Goeppertia concinna
A compact prayer-plant from the Atlantic forest of Espírito Santo and Minas Gerais in south-eastern Brazil, with pointed light green leaves marked by dark green spots along the midrib and yellow flowers among green bracts. The true species is usually sold as Calathea or Goeppertia leopardina, while plants labelled 'concinna' in the trade are often the unrelated cultivar 'Freddie'. Grow it like other understorey calatheas: shade, warmth, steady moisture and soft water.
Where it grows wild
A perennial herb of the wet tropical forest understorey, rooted in the leaf litter and humus of the forest floor. Like most Goeppertia it grows in deep to moderate shade under a closed canopy, in soil that stays moist.
The six wild records carry no elevations. They lie in the lowlands and foothills of Espírito Santo and eastern Minas Gerais, so treat it as a warm lowland to submontane plant.
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