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Goeppertia makoyana

Peacock plant

The peacock plant (formerly Calathea makoyana) is a rhizomatous understory herb of the Atlantic Forest in Espírito Santo, southeastern Brazil. Its thin, translucent leaves are patterned above and purple beneath, and they rise at night and lower at dawn. Its home climate is warm and humid in summer with a distinctly drier, milder winter, but on the shaded forest floor the soil stays moist. At home it wants steady warmth, shade, soft water and high humidity.

Goeppertia makoyana
Photo: Chhe (talk), Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons
At home, aim for
Day Warm-growingTargets 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

Terrestrial on the shaded floor of Atlantic rainforest, in humus-rich soil under the canopy. Beyond this general statement, published field details specific to the species are scarce.

No wild record carries an elevation. The measured sites are warm, lowland-type climates, consistent with lowland to low submontane forest in Espírito Santo.

Brazil: Espírito Santo

🔒 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. Photo from Wikimedia Commons, used under its Public domain licence, unmodified.