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Goeppertia plicata

Goeppertia plicata is a well-collected prayer plant of Costa Rica and western Panama, described by Helen Kennedy as Calathea plicata and named for its pleated leaves. It grows in premontane and lower montane wet forest from about 100 to 1500 m, most often around 800 m, where days are mild, nights cool and the air rarely dry; it is one of the more cool-tolerant Goeppertia.

At home, aim for

Day IntermediateTargets in Plantistry

Night Close to the dayTargets in Plantistry

Humidity Humid airBand in Plantistry

Light ShadeDLI and PPFD in Plantistry

No rest periodGrows in the ground

Where it grows wild

A rhizomatous understory herb of the floor of premontane and lower montane rainforest on both slopes of the Costa Rican cordilleras, often in shaded, wet ravines and along streams. Seventy-seven georeferenced records give a good picture of its elevation band.

Records span 100 to 1500 m with a median of 800 m; it is chiefly a foothill and mid-elevation species.

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🔒 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.