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Goeppertia legrelleana

A medium-sized prayer plant (formerly Calathea legrelleana) from the lowland rainforests of the Guianas and the western Amazon. Its broad oval leaves have a silvery-green central band between dark green bands. Like most Goeppertia it wants warm, shaded, humid conditions and evenly moist soil.

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

A terrestrial herb of the lowland rainforest floor. Wild records come from forest around Matoury in French Guiana, Kabalebo and Carolina in Suriname, and the Surama area in Guyana.

Lowland. No elevations appear in the records we checked; the Guiana sites are mostly below about 500 m.

French GuianaSurinameGuyanaColombiaEcuadorPeru

🔒 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.