Goeppertia pearcei

Goeppertia pearcei is a rarely collected prayer plant of the Andean foothills of Bolivia and southern Peru, described by Rusby as Calathea pearcei and known from records between 600 and 1185 m. Its home forest is warm and humid in the rainy season but has a marked dry season from May to September, so it accepts a drier winter spell better than lowland rainforest Goeppertia.

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

A rhizomatous understory herb of the lower Yungas and adjacent foothill forest on the eastern flank of the Andes, in semi-deciduous to evergreen moist forest with a seasonal climate. Only the collection localities are known for this species.

Recorded from 600 to about 1200 m, which places it above the Amazon plain in foothill forest.

PeruBolivia

🔒 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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