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Maranta vieirae

A Maranta described in 2021 by Luna and Pessoa from northeastern Brazil, in a hot region with a long dry season more like the Caatinga and dry forest than the humid Atlantic coast. Grow it as a warm, seasonally dry geophyte: bright shade, a real drop in watering for a few months, and a mix that drains fast.

At home, aim for
Day Warm-growingTargets in Plantistry
Night Close to the dayTargets in Plantistry
Humidity Ordinary room humidityBand in Plantistry
Light Dappled lightDLI and PPFD in Plantistry
Expects a seasonal restGrows in the ground

Where it grows wild

Marantas of this dry-forest country grow in the shade of deciduous or semideciduous woodland and rocky outcrops, dying back to the rhizome in the dry season.

Unknown; the site climate suggests low interior plateau country of a few hundred metres.

BrazilNortheast Brazil

🔒 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.