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Anthurium oxycarpum

A bird's-nest Anthurium from the western Amazon lowlands, found from south-east Colombia and Ecuador through Peru to Bolivia and Acre and Amazonas in Brazil. It grows as a terrestrial plant on the forest floor or as an epiphyte, in terra firme and várzea forest. It needs hot, humid, shady conditions, and its dried leaves are said to smell of vanilla and musk.

At home, aim for
Day Warm-growingTargets in Plantistry
Night Close to the dayTargets in Plantistry
Humidity Ordinary room humidityBand in Plantistry
Light ShadeDLI and PPFD in Plantistry
No rest periodGrows in the ground

Where it grows wild

Primary and disturbed lowland rainforest, on high terraces and in seasonally flooded várzea along rivers. Herbarium labels describe it both on the forest floor over leaf litter and as an epiphyte or root-climbing epiphyte. It forms a rosette of upright leaves that catches debris.

Mostly 60–500 m in the Amazon lowlands; some records reach about 950–1,500 m in the Andean foothills of Peru and Bolivia.

ColombiaEcuadorPeruBoliviaBrazil (Acre, Amazonas)

🔒 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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