Goeppertia liesneri

Goeppertia liesneri (Calathea liesneri) is a rare herb of the tepui slopes of Venezuelan Amazonas, known from the Cerro Marahuaca and Duida massif at about 1,000 m and named for the collector Ronald Liesner. Among Goeppertia it is a cool grower, and it will not be happy in a hot cabinet. Three records only, so the profile is largely inferred.

At home, aim for

Day IntermediateTargets 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

Understory of humid montane and tepui-slope forest on the Guayana Shield, on the forest floor in deep shade, on wet, acidic, humus-rich soils over sandstone, often among moss and along streams.

The one georeferenced site is at about 1,000 m on the slopes of Cerro Marahuaca; the species is probably confined to the mid-slopes of that massif.

Venezuela

🔒 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.