Goeppertia leonae

Goeppertia leonae was first described by the nursery firm Sander as Maranta leonae from cultivated plants sent from Ecuador, and wild collections place it in the Amazonian foothills of Ecuador and northern Peru at roughly 150 to 400 m. Only four wild records exist, so the conditions below are built from the measured climate of those sites and the habits of foothill Goeppertia: warm, humid, shaded, with a slightly drier August to September.

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

Understory herb of humid foothill rainforest on the eastern slopes of the Andes, on the forest floor in shade, on moist, well-drained slopes and along streams.

Sites lie at about 160 to 410 m, in the Amazon foothill belt where the lowlands meet the Andes. Few records carry an elevation.

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.