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Aroids Partly documented

Anthurium alejandroi

A Colombian Anthurium known from one 2011 collection in Las Orquídeas National Park in Antioquia, at about 1,140 m, made by a team including Alejandro Zuluaga (probably the person it is named for). The site is extremely wet premontane forest on the Pacific-facing Western Cordillera. Grow it intermediate-warm, shaded and saturated.

At home, aim for
Day IntermediateTargets in Plantistry
Night Close to the dayTargets in Plantistry
Humidity Very humid airBand in Plantistry
Light ShadeDLI and PPFD in Plantistry
No rest periodGrows on trees (epiphyte)

Where it grows wild

It was collected in vegetation beside a trail between Calles and La Raya (Urrao–Frontino boundary), in very wet premontane forest. Growth form is not recorded.

About 1,140 m.

Colombia

🔒 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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