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Goeppertia cuneata

Goeppertia cuneata (Calathea cuneata H.Kenn.) is a Central American rainforest herb of Costa Rica and western Panama, recorded at 100–725 m, mostly on the wet Caribbean slope. It wants warm, very humid, shaded conditions with only a mild brighter, drier spell in January–March.

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 of lowland to lower-montane wet forest, on shaded, humus-rich ground and along streams; a clumping terrestrial herb. The wedge-shaped (cuneate) leaf base gives the name.

100–725 m, median 400 m, from 21 records; foothill wet forest rather than the hot coastal plain.

Costa RicaPanama

🔒 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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