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Aphelandra harlingii

A rarely collected Aphelandra known from only four records on Ecuador's eastern Andean slopes around 1,500 m. Treat it like a premontane forest understory shrub: mild and very humid all year, in shade, never allowed to dry out.

At home, aim for
Day IntermediateTargets 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

The records lie in wet premontane forest on the Amazonian flank of the Andes, where rain falls year round. Like most of the genus it is presumably a shrub of the shaded forest understory.

Recorded at about 1,500 m; a second site sits near 1,900 m.

Ecuador

🔒 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.