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Dieffenbachia longispatha

A large terrestrial aroid of lowland wet forest from Nicaragua to northern Colombia, most often recorded near sea level in Panama and Colombia. It wants hot, humid, shaded conditions year round, much like other forest-floor Dieffenbachia.

Dieffenbachia longispatha
Photo: Andra Waagmeester, CC0, 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 ShadeDLI and PPFD in Plantistry
No rest periodGrows in the ground

Where it grows wild

A terrestrial herb of moist to wet lowland forest understory, often on damp ground near streams; records are densest around the Panama Canal and the Magdalena and Uraba lowlands of Colombia.

Recorded from sea level to about 1,860 m, but the median is only 90 m; most plants grow in hot lowlands.

ColombiaCosta RicaHondurasNicaraguaPanamáVenezuela

🔒 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.