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Goeppertia leucostachys is a Central American prayer plant with dark green velvety leaves and purple undersides, grown for its foliage and white bracts that turn pink. It is a species in the genus Goeppertia, so care follows that of its close relatives: warm, humid, and shaded.
Goeppertia leucostachys is a species of plant from the genus Goeppertia in the family Marantaceae. It is native from Costa Rica, Nicaragua and Panamá.
Goeppertia cylindrica · Goeppertia orbifolia · Goeppertia ornata · Calathea pallidicosta · Calathea paucifolia · Goeppertia picturata · Calathea roseobracteata · Goeppertia warszewiczii · Goeppertia albertii · Guinea Arrowroot · Goeppertia bantae · Goeppertia burle-marxii
Text excerpted from the Wikipedia article Goeppertia leucostachys by its contributors, under CC BY-SA 4.0; the excerpts and the care summary drawn from them are shared under the same licence.
The care summary was written by AI (Claude, Anthropic) from the sources on this page, with general growing knowledge where they are silent. Check before relying on it.
Life form, climate and native range: World Checklist of Vascular Plants, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew (CC BY 3.0), reformatted; see Plants of the World Online.
