Sign in Start free
Species library › Goeppertia › Goeppertia whitei
Other Partly documented

Goeppertia whitei

Goeppertia whitei, described from Bolivia as Calathea whitei, is a little-known prayer-plant of the south-western Amazon lowlands.

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 Amazonian forest in northern Bolivia; the only records lie in the Beni-Pando lowlands near the Mamoré at about 150 m. Goeppertia of this region grow in the shade of tall seasonally moist forest, often near streams and in low, damp ground.

The records carry no elevation; the single climate site sits at about 150 m, a lowland species.

BoliviaBeni

🔒 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

Grow Goeppertia whitei? Add it to a free garden and its full profile opens. Pro opens all 38,374 profiles in the library, plants and fungi.

Start free Sign in

More Goeppertia

Goeppertia roseopicta Goeppertia lietzei Goeppertia ornata Goeppertia kegeljanii Goeppertia allouia Goeppertia macrosepala Goeppertia majestica Goeppertia concinna Goeppertia elliptica Goeppertia inocephala Goeppertia insignis Goeppertia makoyana All 248 →

Profiles are drafts built from measured range and climate and from published sources; each section carries its own confidence in the app.