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Goeppertia curaraya

An Amazonian prayer plant (formerly Calathea curaraya), named after the Curaray region. It grows on the floor of moist lowland and foothill forest in Ecuador, Colombia and Peru. It is assessed as Vulnerable. It needs what most forest-floor Goeppertia need: deep shade, steady warmth, high humidity and constantly moist, soft water.

At home, aim for
Day Warm-growingTargets in Plantistry
Night Close to the dayTargets in Plantistry
Humidity Humid airBand in Plantistry
Light Deep shadeDLI and PPFD in Plantistry
No rest periodGrows in the ground

Where it grows wild

The floor of mature and primary lowland rainforest. Herbarium labels mention terra firme slopes, ridge forest, low river terraces and poorly drained or seasonally flooded low forest (rebalse), as well as the lower slopes of the Cordillera de Cutucú.

Specimens range from about 185 m (Amazonian lowlands) to about 930 m (lower slopes of the Cordillera de Cutucú, Ecuador).

EcuadorColombiaPeru

🔒 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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