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Aroids Partly documented

Anthurium andinum

An Anthurium described by Engler in 1898 from the Andes of Colombia and Ecuador. It is collected in premontane and cloud forest at places such as Maquipucuna and La Planada, mostly around 1,300–1,900 m. It suits an intermediate, humid setup with a clear night drop.

At home, aim for
Day IntermediateTargets in Plantistry
Night Close to the dayTargets in Plantistry
Humidity Humid airBand in Plantistry
Light ShadeDLI and PPFD in Plantistry
No rest period

Where it grows wild

Premontane and lower montane wet forest on the Andean slopes, including riverside forest at Maquipucuna and forest edges in the Serranía de los Yariguíes. Growth habit is not recorded in the records we saw.

Recorded at 1,250–2,400 m, median 1,350 m (11 records).

ColombiaEcuador

🔒 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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Profiles are drafts built from measured range and climate and from published sources; each section carries its own confidence in the app.