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Other Little published: much of this is inferred from related species

Goeppertia libbyana

An Ecuadorian prayer plant (formerly Calathea libbyana) known only from Napo Province in the Amazonian lowlands, where it grows in moist tropical forest. It is listed as Endangered and holds the RHS Award of Garden Merit. Grow it like other understorey Goeppertia: warm, shaded, humid and evenly moist, with soft water.

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

Wikipedia gives its habitat as subtropical or tropical moist lowland forest. Like other Goeppertia it is a clump-forming herb of the shaded forest floor.

No elevation is given in the sources; Napo's lowland forest lies mostly at about 250–1,000 m on the eastern foot of the Andes.

Ecuador

🔒 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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