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Aphelandra arborea

A tall shrub or small tree from northern Venezuela, mainly the Coastal Cordillera, grown as an ornamental and naturalised in parts of the Caribbean and tropical Asia. It takes more light and a clearer dry season than most Aphelandra.

Aphelandra arborea
Photo: Matilda Smith / John Nugent Fitch, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons
At home, aim for
Day Warm-growingTargets in Plantistry
Night Close to the dayTargets in Plantistry
Humidity Ordinary room humidityBand in Plantistry
Light Dappled lightDLI and PPFD in Plantistry
Expects a seasonal restGrows in the ground

Where it grows wild

Forest margins and seasonal forest of the Venezuelan Coastal Cordillera and a lowland site further south; its tree-like habit suggests brighter, partly open positions than the typical understory Aphelandra. Habitat details are from genus knowledge and the records only.

43–1,640 m, median about 900 m.

Venezuela

🔒 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. Photo from Wikimedia Commons, used under its Public domain licence, unmodified.