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Goeppertia peruviana

Goeppertia peruviana is a prayer plant of the south-western Amazon lowlands and Andean foot in Peru, Bolivia and westernmost Brazil, recorded from 100 to 700 m. Its forest is warm and wet from November to April but has a real dry season from May to September with cooler nights, so growers can give it a slightly drier, brighter winter without harm.

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 moist lowland and foothill forest, most records from the Madre de Dios, Cusco and Ucayali lowlands of Peru and the Bolivian Amazon. Microhabitat details are not published beyond the collection labels.

Wild records span 107 to 705 m, with a median near 300 m at the foot of the Andes.

PeruBoliviaBrazil

🔒 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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