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Goeppertia luciani

Goeppertia luciani was introduced to European hothouses by Jean Linden in the 19th century as Maranta luciani, an ornamental-leaved prayer plant from the Amazonian foothills of central Peru. It is now rarely seen and known from only two wild records in Huánuco and Pasco at 250 to 900 m, in warm, humid forest with a drier, hotter spell from June to October.

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 shaded floor of humid lowland and premontane rainforest on the eastern Andean slope, on moist ground under a closed canopy.

The two sites are at about 250 m near Puerto Inca and 900 m near Tingo María; probably 200 to 1,000 m.

PeruHuánucoPasco

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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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