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Maranta lindenii

Maranta lindenii is a nursery name of the 1860s to 1870s for the plant now called Goeppertia lindeniana (Calathea lindeniana), a western Amazonian prayer plant with dark-zoned, glossy leaves. It comes from warm, wet, shaded lowland forest and is one of the more demanding species in an open room.

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

Terrestrial herb of the shaded floor of humid lowland and foothill rainforest in the western Amazon basin.

Lowland to about 1,000 m on the Andean foothills; nothing precise is recorded for the name.

PeruBrazil (Amazon)

🔒 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.