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Goeppertia silvicola

Goeppertia silvicola (formerly Calathea silvicola) is a rainforest prayer-plant of the Caribbean lowlands of Costa Rica and Panama, extending south through the Chocó of Colombia to Ecuador, mostly below 300 m. At home it needs warmth, shade and constantly high humidity.

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 wet lowland rainforest, on humid ground, stream banks and swampy flats under a closed canopy. Goeppertia of the Caribbean slope form dense clumps in the herb layer in deep shade.

Recorded from 10 to 1,200 m, median 150 m (77 records): overwhelmingly lowland, with a few foothill records where nights are cooler.

LimónColónCocléPanamáChocóValle del CaucaEsmeraldasCosta RicaPanamaColombiaEcuador

🔒 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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