Goeppertia dodsonii

A rarely collected prayer plant, formerly Calathea dodsonii, endemic to the wet lowland forests of western Ecuador. It is known from only a handful of collections at about 185–400 m, including the Río Palenque reserve. Grow it like other lowland Goeppertias: warm, shaded, very humid and never dry.

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

Collections come from the western Ecuadorian lowlands: the Río Palenque Biological Station in Los Ríos, the Río Guapara valley north-west of El Corazón in Cotopaxi, and Pichincha. Wikipedia describes its habitat as tropical moist lowland forest. Like other Goeppertia it is a ground-dwelling herb of the forest understory.

Specimen labels give about 185–400 m.

Ecuador: Los RíosEcuador: CotopaxiEcuador: Pichincha

🔒 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

Grow Goeppertia dodsonii? Add it to a free garden and its full profile opens. Pro opens all 38,374 profiles in the library, plants and fungi.

Start free Sign in

More Goeppertia

Goeppertia roseopicta Goeppertia lietzei Goeppertia ornata Goeppertia kegeljanii Goeppertia allouia Goeppertia macrosepala Goeppertia majestica Goeppertia concinna Goeppertia elliptica Goeppertia inocephala Goeppertia insignis Goeppertia makoyana All 248 →

Profiles are drafts built from measured range and climate and from published sources; each section carries its own confidence in the app.