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Goeppertia reginae

Goeppertia reginae, described as Calathea reginae by Braga, is a prayer-plant of the lowland Atlantic Forest of south-eastern Brazil, recorded around Rio de Janeiro city, the Espírito Santo lowlands and the São Paulo coast at 20 to 360 m. It lives in warm, humid forest shade with a mild, drier winter, so it wants steady warmth and humidity in a home but forgives a modest cool-season slowdown better than Amazonian species.

At home, aim for
Day Warm-growingTargets 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

Understory herb of lowland Atlantic rain forest and its hillside remnants, growing in deep leaf litter on moist, shaded slopes and along streams, the typical habitat of the Rio de Janeiro Goeppertia.

Recorded at 20 to 360 m, median 90 m; most records are from the forested hills within Rio de Janeiro city.

Rio de JaneiroEspírito SantoSão PauloBrazil Southeast

🔒 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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