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Goeppertia robin-fosteri

Goeppertia robin-fosteri, named by Helen Kennedy for the ecologist Robin Foster, is a prayer-plant of the lowland rain forests of Caribbean Panama and the Chocó coast of Colombia, recorded from 10 to 175 m. It grows in one of the wettest and least seasonal climates in the Americas, with warm nights and heavy rain most of the year, so it needs constant warmth and high humidity at home and offers no natural cue for a rest.

At home, aim for
Day Warm-growingTargets in Plantistry
Night Close to the dayTargets in Plantistry
Humidity Humid airBand in Plantistry
Light Deep shadeDLI and PPFD in Plantistry
No rest periodGrows in the ground

Where it grows wild

Understory herb of wet lowland tropical rain forest, on the forest floor and along streams under a closed canopy, in the Colón and Portobelo lowlands and the Darién and Chocó coast.

Recorded at 10 to 175 m, median 50 m; a lowland plant.

PanamaColónDariénColombiaChocó

🔒 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.