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Aroids Partly documented

Anthurium altaverapazense

A recently described Guatemalan Anthurium (Croat & Hormell, 2017) known from a few collections in Alta and Baja Verapaz. The type area is steep, forested road embankment at 1,200–1,300 m on the road toward El Estor, a humid premontane zone with warm days and cool nights.

At home, aim for
Day IntermediateTargets in Plantistry
Night Close to the dayTargets in Plantistry
Humidity Humid airBand in Plantistry
Light Dappled lightDLI and PPFD in Plantistry
No rest periodGrows in the ground

Where it grows wild

Collected on a near-vertical, forested road embankment in humid premontane forest. That suggests it grows on the ground or on steep banks, but the labels do not say more.

Specimens recorded at 1,200–1,300 m.

Guatemala

🔒 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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