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Aroids Partly documented

Anthurium bicordoense

A lowland Anthurium of the Colombian Chocó, named after the Río Bicordó in the San Juan basin, where it was collected on riverbanks. It comes from one of the wettest places on Earth and wants steady heat and near-saturated air.

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 in the ground

Where it grows wild

Collected along riverbanks (orillas del río) and in forest in the San Juan and upper Atrato basins, lowland pluvial rainforest.

Only one record gives an elevation, 570 m; the other sites on the lower San Juan lie near 50–100 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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