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Anthurium friedrichsthalii

A widespread lowland epiphyte from Nicaragua to Ecuador, most common in Colombia, Costa Rica and Panama below about 600 m. Collectors describe creeping stems with pendent leaves and inflorescences and a yellow-green spathe and spadix, growing in swampy, gallery and secondary forest, including on pond-apple trees. It is a tough, warm-growing plant.

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

Where it grows wild

Epiphyte of lowland wet, gallery and swamp forest, often in disturbed or flooded secondary vegetation; creeping axes with hanging leaves.

462 records span 0–1,900 m, median 350 m.

NicaraguaCosta RicaPanamaColombiaEcuador

🔒 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.