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Goeppertia contrafenestra

Goeppertia contrafenestra, formerly Calathea contrafenestra, is a prayer plant of the western Amazon rainforest floor in Colombia, Ecuador and Peru, found at about 80 to 600 m. Observation and herbarium labels place it in the understory of terra firme forest, often under a 25 to 30 m canopy on leaf litter. Grow it like other lowland calatheas: warm, shaded, very humid and evenly moist in soft water.

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

Labels describe the understory of upland (terra firme) primary and secondary forest with a closed 25 to 30 m canopy and a deep leaf-litter layer, occasionally at waterlogged sites, in tropical wet forest of Amazonian Colombia (Amazonas, Putumayo, Caquetá) and Ecuador (Sucumbíos, Orellana).

Colombian checklist data give 80 to 600 m, and specimens and observations fall at about 140 to 330 m.

Colombia (Amazonas, Caquetá, Guaviare, Putumayo)Ecuador (Sucumbíos, Orellana)Peru

🔒 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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