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Goeppertia dressleri

Goeppertia dressleri, formerly Calathea dressleri, is a small prayer plant of the wet forests of eastern Panama and the adjacent Colombian Chocó. It is a herb to about 30 cm with a velvety, very dark blue-green to blackish upper leaf surface and purple undersides. It is a shade-loving forest-floor plant for warm, very humid conditions and 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

Herbarium labels record it in primary tropical evergreen wet forest along the Caribbean slope and the continental divide of eastern Panama (El Llano-Cartí road, Cerro Jefe, San Blas, upper Darién), often on streamsides, rooted in soil among rocks on banks.

Specimens range from about 65 to 1,000 m, with many around Cerro Jefe at 750 m and along the El Llano-Cartí road at 300 to 350 m.

Panama (Colón, Panamá, Guna Yala, Darién)Colombia (Chocó)

🔒 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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