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Anthurium spathiphyllum

A Central American Anthurium from Nicaragua to Panama, mostly in wet lowland forest below 300 m on the Caribbean side. It was described in 1877; the name refers to leaves like Spathiphyllum. Grow it warm, humid and evenly moist.

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

Where it grows wild

Records come from wet lowland and foothill rain forest, such as the Rincón Rain Forest sector of Guanacaste and Tapantí. Growth form is not recorded in the data we reached; we assume a terrestrial or low-trunk understory plant.

9–2332 m, median 100 m.

Costa RicaNicaraguaPanama

🔒 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.