Monstera costaricensis

A lowland Monstera from the Caribbean rainforests of Costa Rica, reaching into Nicaragua and Panama. Most records come from below 100 m, around La Selva and along streams. Grow it as a hot, humid climber with support.

At home, aim for

Day Warm-growingTargets in Plantistry

Night Close to the dayTargets in Plantistry

Humidity Humid airBand in Plantistry

Light Dappled lightDLI and PPFD in Plantistry

No rest periodClimber

Where it grows wild

Collected in lowland wet forest and along stream banks, such as the Quebrada Sura at La Selva, the Barra del Colorado forests and Manzanillo. A few records come from premontane forest up to about 1300 m. It is a climbing hemiepiphyte, as is typical of the genus.

Recorded at 5–1295 m, median about 40 m.

Costa RicaNicaraguaPanama

🔒 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.