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Chamaedorea pochutlensis

A clustering Chamaedorea of Mexico's Pacific slope, from Nayarit and Jalisco to Oaxaca, where a long dry season lasts from November to May. It is one of the tougher species in the genus, tolerating brighter light and drier air, and benefits from a drier winter rest.

At home, aim for

Day IntermediateTargets 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

Shaded ravines and slopes in seasonally dry tropical and oak-pine forest on the Pacific side of western and southern Mexico. Detail is generalised from the genus and the site climate.

Recorded from 7 to 2120 m, median about 930 m.

Mexico (Northwest)Mexico (Southwest)

🔒 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 CC0 licence, unmodified.