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

Goeppertia loeseneri

Brazilian star calathea

A tall prayer-plant from the western Amazon, reaching about 1.2 m, with plain green leaves and showy star-shaped pink bracts and flowers, sold as the Brazilian star calathea and formerly as Calathea loeseneri. Unlike most calatheas it is grown for its inflorescences as much as its foliage. Give it warm, humid, shaded conditions and steady moisture.

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 lowland rainforest understorey and forest edges, rooted in the humus and leaf litter of the forest floor.

No elevations are available from the data. Its range in the western Amazon and Andean foothills suggests lowland to low foothill forest.

PeruEcuadorColombiaBrazil North

🔒 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.