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Aroids Partly documented

Anthurium alfaroi

A Costa Rican Anthurium collected in 1998 by Evelio Alfaro in the Río Macho Forest Reserve (Río Pejibaye, Reventazón basin, Cartago), at about 1,800 m. The site is montane cloud forest on the Caribbean-facing slopes of the Talamanca range. Grow it as a cool-intermediate cloud-forest plant.

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

Montane wet and cloud forest in the Río Pejibaye watershed. Growth form is not recorded.

About 1,800 m.

Costa Rica

🔒 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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