Goeppertia guianensis

Goeppertia guianensis is a rainforest prayer plant known only from French Guiana, with no georeferenced wild records in GBIF and little published beyond its description as Calathea guianensis. The conditions here come from the climate of interior French Guiana and from what the genus needs: deep shade, warm even temperatures, near-saturated air and constant moisture with a short, slightly drier spell in September and October.

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

Assumed to be a terrestrial herb of the lowland rainforest floor of the Guiana Shield, as are the other Goeppertia of the region. No specific habitat notes are published.

Unknown; the reference site used for climate lies at about 330 m in the interior. Most French Guianan lowland forest is below 500 m.

French Guiana

🔒 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.