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Goeppertia crocata

Eternal flame

A small terrestrial prayer plant from the Atlantic Forest of eastern Brazil, grown for its dark, wavy leaves with purple undersides and its long-lasting saffron-orange flower bracts held just above the foliage. In the wild it grows in the shaded interior of dense, humid forest, so it wants warm, even temperatures, soft light and steady moisture.

Goeppertia crocata
Photo: Assianir, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons
At home, aim for
Day Warm-growingTargets in Plantistry
Night Close to the dayTargets in Plantistry
Humidity Ordinary room humidityBand in Plantistry
Light ShadeDLI and PPFD in Plantistry
No rest periodGrows in the ground

Where it grows wild

A rhizomatous herb of the forest floor in dense humid Atlantic Forest (Floresta Ombrófila Densa). Herbarium labels describe it as a shade-loving terrestrial herb of the forest interior.

Herbarium specimens with an elevation come from about 660–900 m around Santa Teresa, Espírito Santo, a cool, humid mountain area for the tropics.

Brazil: Espírito SantoBrazil: Bahia

🔒 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 CC BY-SA 3.0 licence, unmodified.