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Aroids Partly documented

Anthurium bayae

A Colombian Chocó species described by Croat in 2006 from the Bajo Calima region near Buenaventura, where it was collected along forestry roads at about 50 m. It lives in extremely wet lowland rain forest and needs hot, very humid, shaded conditions year round.

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

Where it grows wild

Lowland pluvial forest in the Bajo Calima region, Valle del Cauca, including areas being clear-felled. The growth form is not recorded in the collections seen; an epiphytic habit is assumed.

Recorded at about 26–50 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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