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Chamaedorea parvifolia

A small Costa Rican palm of the cloud forests between about 1,200 and 2,400 m. It lives in steady, cool, very humid shade with almost no seasonal swing, which makes it a good fit for a cool terrarium or a shaded greenhouse.

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

Understory of wet montane and cloud forest on Costa Rica's central volcanic mountains and Talamanca. Habitat details come from the records and from montane Chamaedorea in general.

Recorded between 1,200 and 2,400 m, median 1,700 m.

Costa Rica

🔒 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.