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Maranta noctiflora

Maranta noctiflora is a lowland Atlantic-forest prayer plant of eastern Brazil, recorded mostly along the coast of Sergipe and Bahia with outliers in Espírito Santo and Rio de Janeiro, from sea level to about 500 m. Its name refers to flowers that open at night. It wants the warm, humid, evenly moist conditions of coastal rainforest understory, with no real dry season and only a mild winter cooling.

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 Atlantic rainforest and its moist remnants near the coast: shaded forest floor, streamsides and the edges of tabuleiro forest on sandy soils. Night-opening flowers suggest moth pollination.

Fourteen records with elevation run from sea level to 490 m, median 224 m; a lowland species.

SergipeBahiaEspírito SantoRio de JaneiroBrazil NortheastBrazil 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.