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Goeppertia mansoi

Goeppertia mansoi is a widespread prayer plant of central South America, most often collected in the Cerrado states of Brazil (Goias, Mato Grosso, Mato Grosso do Sul) and also in Bolivia, Peru and the Guianas. Unlike the rainforest species it lives through a long, hot dry season, growing in gallery forest and moist ground where its roots stay wet while the air turns dry.

At home, aim for
Day Warm-growingTargets in Plantistry
Night Close to the dayTargets in Plantistry
Humidity Ordinary room humidityBand in Plantistry
Light Dappled lightDLI and PPFD in Plantistry
Expects a seasonal restGrows in the ground

Where it grows wild

Terrestrial herb of gallery forest margins, seasonally wet grassland edges and shaded moist soils in the Cerrado and adjacent savanna-forest mosaics; also in lowland forest in the Guianas. Grows in partial shade rather than deep forest.

Recorded from sea level to about 1200 m, median 413 m; most Brazilian records are from the 300 to 800 m plateau.

Brazil Central-WestGoiasMato GrossoMato Grosso do SulBoliviaPeruGuyanaFrench GuianaColombia

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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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