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Aroids Partly documented

Anthurium lennartii

An Endangered Anthurium from Loja province in southwestern Ecuador, collected by Harling and Andersson near Celica, Pozul and Paltas at 1400–2700 m. Its region has a long dry season, so it likely takes brighter light and a drier winter than cloud-forest Anthurium.

At home, aim for
Day IntermediateTargets in Plantistry
Night A clear drop at nightTargets in Plantistry
Humidity Ordinary room humidityBand in Plantistry
Light Bright, filtered lightDLI and PPFD in Plantistry
Expects a seasonal restGrows in the ground

Where it grows wild

Labels give only roadside localities around Celica and Paltas. This part of Loja carries seasonally dry and mist-fed montane forest; habit is unrecorded, and terrestrial is assumed.

Recorded 1400–2700 m, median 2000 m.

Ecuador

🔒 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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