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Goeppertia mediopicta

Goeppertia mediopicta, long grown as Calathea medio-picta, is a prayer plant from the Brazilian Atlantic Forest. It has glossy dark green leaves with a pale feathered midrib band, and white-bracted flower heads with lilac or white flowers. It is a shade-loving forest-floor herb that wants warmth, constant moisture and humid air, but no strong light.

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
No rest periodGrows in the ground

Where it grows wild

Herbarium labels describe it as a terrestrial herb, about 0.5 m tall, of shaded forest interiors in dense Atlantic rainforest (Floresta Ombrófila Densa), including hillside forest and the banks of rocky streams and rivers.

Wild Brazilian specimens range from about 135 m to 700 m, most at 150–500 m in the hills of Espírito Santo, with one record at about 570 m in Paraná.

Brazil: Espírito SantoBrazil: Minas GeraisBrazil: Paraná

🔒 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.