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Maranta cordata

Maranta cordata, named by Körnicke in 1862 for its heart-shaped leaves, is a prayer-plant of the Atlantic Forest of Espírito Santo and eastern Minas Gerais at 90 to 550 m. It grows in warm, humid forest shade with a noticeably cooler and drier winter, so it is a more forgiving grower than an Amazonian Maranta while still wanting shade and even moisture through the summer.

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 and submontane Atlantic rainforest and its semideciduous inland edge, on the shaded forest floor among leaf litter and near streams. Species-specific habitat notes were not reachable; this follows the genus in that forest.

Recorded elevations 92 to 550 m, median 500 m from four records; the climate sites span 183 to 550 m.

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