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Aroids Partly documented

Anthurium subsignatum

An Anthurium from the Caribbean lowland rainforest of Costa Rica and Nicaragua, with many records below 200 m. Grow it warm and humid, as a lowland rainforest Anthurium.

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

Where it grows wild

Collected in lowland wet forest around Siquirres, Guápiles, Matina and Braulio Carrillo (Quebrada González), and on the summit of Cerro Chimú at 767 m. Specimen notes do not state its growth form; epiphytic or hemiepiphytic growth is assumed from the genus.

Recorded at 1–1200 m, median about 100 m.

Costa RicaNicaragua

🔒 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.