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Goeppertia laetevirens

Goeppertia laetevirens is a western Amazonian prayer plant, described by Huber as Calathea laetevirens and moved to Goeppertia in 2012. Its 40 wild records span the Amazon foothills of Colombia, Ecuador and Peru from 80 to 1,450 m, with a median around 340 m, in a warm, very humid climate with a slightly drier spell in the northern winter. It suits a warm, closed cabinet with steady moisture and shade.

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

A terrestrial herb of the shaded floor of lowland and premontane Amazonian rain forest, on the wet eastern flank of the Andes and the adjacent lowlands.

Recorded from 79 to 1,450 m with a median of 339 m; most plants are in the lowlands and foothills below 600 m.

ColombiaCaquetáPutumayoAmazonas (Colombia)EcuadorPeru

🔒 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.