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Goeppertia longibracteata

Goeppertia longibracteata is a prayer plant of the Atlantic forest of south and southeast Brazil, from the coast up to about 900 m in Rio de Janeiro, São Paulo, Paraná and Santa Catarina. It is rarely offered but well collected in the wild.

At home, aim for

Day IntermediateTargets in Plantistry

Night Close to the dayTargets in Plantistry

Humidity Ordinary room humidityBand in Plantistry

Light ShadeDLI and PPFD in Plantistry

Expects a seasonal restGrows in the ground

Where it grows wild

A terrestrial herb of the shaded floor of humid Atlantic rainforest, from coastal lowland forest to lower montane forest in the Serra do Mar and Serra da Mantiqueira. Often along streams and on moist slopes.

Recorded from sea level to 922 m, median 603 m across 31 records; most collections are in the hills between 300 and 900 m.

Brazil SoutheastBrazil SouthRio de JaneiroSão PauloParanáSanta Catarina

🔒 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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