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Ficus amazonica

A lowland South American fig, a tree up to about 18 m that can start life as a strangler on another tree. It grows in riverine forest and on rocky outcrops in terra firme forest in the Amazon basin, the Guianas and Trinidad. Grown as a pot plant it wants warmth, strong light and humidity; young plants handle bright filtered light.

At home, aim for
Day Warm-growingTargets in Plantistry
Night Close to the dayTargets in Plantistry
Humidity Ordinary room humidityBand in Plantistry
Light Bright, filtered lightDLI and PPFD in Plantistry
No rest periodGrows in the ground

Where it grows wild

Lowland tropical rainforest: riverine and gallery forest, and terra firme forest on rocky outcrops. Seedlings often germinate on host trees or rocks and send roots down, behaving as hemiepiphytic stranglers.

Mostly lowland; Wikipedia gives up to 700 m.

BrazilColombiaEcuadorPeruVenezuelaGuyanaSurinameFrench GuianaTrinidad and Tobago

🔒 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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