Anthurium alticola

A montane Anthurium of cloud forests from Costa Rica through Panama to the Colombian border, collected at places like Fortuna, Cerro Jefe and Cerro Tacarcuna. It grows at 700–1,825 m in cool, very wet forest. It suits a cool-to-intermediate, very humid setup.

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 period

Where it grows wild

Premontane and lower montane cloud forest on ridges and summits, e.g. forest around the Cerro Jefe summit tower and the slopes of Cerro Tacarcuna. Growth habit is not given in the records we saw.

Recorded at 700–1,825 m, median 1,350 m (30 records).

ColombiaCosta RicaPanamá

🔒 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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