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Aphelandra sinclairiana

Aphelandra sinclairiana, the coral aphelandra or Panama queen, is a shrub up to about 3 m from the humid lowland forests of Central America, with showy pink to orange bract spikes. It wants steady warmth, high humidity, dappled light and evenly moist, rich soil.

Aphelandra sinclairiana
Photo: James Steakley, CC BY-SA 3.0, 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
No rest periodGrows in the ground

Where it grows wild

Understorey and edges of lowland wet and moist forest, including secondary growth and stream margins, on both Caribbean and Pacific slopes.

Recorded at 5 to 900 m, median about 100 m.

Costa RicaHondurasNicaraguaPanamá

🔒 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 CC BY-SA 3.0 licence, unmodified.