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Maranta lietzei

Maranta lietzei is the 1879 basionym of Goeppertia lietzei (long grown as Calathea lietzei), the species behind the 'White Fusion' and 'Fusion' cultivars. It comes from the Atlantic-forest understory of south-eastern Brazil and wants warm, humid, shaded conditions with evenly moist, mineral-poor water.

At home, aim for
Day Warm-growingTargets in Plantistry
Night Close to the dayTargets in Plantistry
Humidity Ordinary room humidityBand in Plantistry
Light ShadeDLI and PPFD in Plantistry
No rest periodGrows in the ground

Where it grows wild

Terrestrial herb of the shaded floor of humid Atlantic rainforest in south-eastern Brazil, in leaf litter on moist slopes and near streams.

Lowland to lower foothills, roughly sea level to 800 m; no precise elevation is recorded for the name.

Brazil (Rio de Janeiro)Brazil (São Paulo)Brazil (Espírito Santo)

🔒 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.