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Goeppertia concinna
Calathea / Goeppertia Mood Meter: Kinda High-Maintenance
Also called: Calathea Freddie
Scientific Name History Current accepted name: Goeppertia concinna
Previously or alternatively classified as: Calathea concinna
Narrow oval-to-lance leaves with alternating dark-green feathered bands over a paler green background; leaves arise in a clump and change angle between day and night.
Growth habit: clumping prayer plant. Drought tolerance: low.
Patterned prayer-plant foliage; sensitive to hard water, drought, and prolonged saturation.
Plant Mood Meter: Kinda High-Maintenance
More forgiving than some prayer plants, but leaf edges show stress quickly when water quality, humidity, or moisture swings are poor.
Care guide
Medium to bright indirect light. Direct sun: Avoid strong direct sun, which can bleach or scorch patterned foliage.
Keep the mix lightly and evenly moist, allowing the surface to begin drying before watering again; do not let it stay soggy or repeatedly bone dry.
Airy, moisture-retentive tropical mix with bark and mineral aeration so roots stay moist but oxygenated.
Moderate to high humidity is preferred; ordinary home humidity can work when watering and temperature stay stable.
Problems Planticist can help with Underwatering Overwatering / poor aeration Root rot / impaired roots Excess light / sun scorch Insufficient light (etiolation) Normal lower-leaf senescence Low-humidity stress Pest damage Fertilizer / mineral salt buildup
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