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Aphelandra crispata

A western Amazonian Aphelandra of Ecuador and southern Colombia, mostly recorded in lowland rainforest around 250–650 m. It is a warm, humid understory shrub that expects rain every month and no dry season.

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 cluster in the Ecuadorian Amazon (Napo, Orellana, Pastaza) and the Putumayo–Caquetá foothills of Colombia. Like the genus it presumably grows as a shrub in the shaded rainforest understory; this is inferred, not species-specific.

80 records span 125–1,385 m, median 300 m; most are Amazonian lowland.

ColombiaEcuador

🔒 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.