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Goeppertia fasciata

A Marantaceae prayer plant, formerly Calathea fasciata, endemic to the wet Atlantic Forest of southern Bahia, Brazil. It grows on the forest floor in shade on clay soils. It is a rare houseplant, related to the plant sold as 'Borussica'. Like other calatheas it wants steady warmth, high humidity, low-to-medium light and evenly moist soil.

Goeppertia fasciata
Photo: Howard, W.; Lowe, E. J., Public domain, 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

Forest floor of the humid southern Bahian Atlantic Forest (mata higrófila), in the Serra do Conduru, Itacaré, Uruçuca and Ilhéus area, on orange clay soils in shade.

Records are lowland, from near sea level to about 200 m.

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 Public domain licence, unmodified.