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Goeppertia killipii

Goeppertia killipii is a Colombian prayer plant of the Chocó, one of the wettest regions on Earth, described as Calathea killipii by Smith and Idrobo and moved to Goeppertia in 2012. It wants a warm, saturated, shaded cabinet with no dry season.

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

Where it grows wild

A terrestrial herb of the deeply shaded floor of pluvial lowland and foothill rain forest, often near streams, in the Chocó biogeographic region.

Recorded from 50 to 1,140 m with a median of 325 m; most sites are below 500 m.

ColombiaChocóValle del CaucaAntioquia

🔒 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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