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Other Little published: much of this is inferred from related species

Goeppertia sophiae

Goeppertia sophiae was described by Huber as Calathea sophiae and transferred to Goeppertia in 2012. It is known from six wild records in the Andean foothills of central and southern Peru at 400 to 800 m, a warm, wet climate with cool nights and a marked dry season from May to September; it is essentially unknown in cultivation.

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
Expects a seasonal restGrows in the ground

Where it grows wild

A terrestrial herb of the shaded floor of premontane and foothill rain forest along the eastern flank of the Peruvian Andes. Habitat is inferred from the record sites and the genus.

Recorded from 400 to 800 m with a median of 800 m; a foothill plant of the Andean piedmont.

PeruCuscoMadre de DiosJunínPasco

🔒 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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