Maranta majestica

Maranta majestica is the basionym of the plant now called Goeppertia majestica (Calathea majestica), the tall pink- and white-striped species behind the cultivars Roseolineata and Sanderiana that are often sold as Calathea ornata. Wild plants come from the lowland and foothill rainforests of north-western South America; conditions here are those of a warm, humid rainforest understory.

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

This is the garden name of Goeppertia majestica, a rainforest understory herb of the Andean foothills and the Guiana lowlands. No wild records or measured climate exist under this name, so the conditions below are those of a lowland to premontane rainforest understory herb of the Marantaceae.

No elevation data under this name; treated as a lowland to premontane forest plant.

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🔒 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.