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Aroids Partly documented

Philodendron asperatum

A widespread climbing Philodendron of Amazonia, the Guianas and the Andean foothills. The measured sites are warm by day with fairly cool nights and a short, moderate dry season in August–October; species-level ecology is thin, so this follows climbing Philodendron generally.

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

A hemiepiphytic climber of moist lowland and foothill forest, rooting on trunks under the canopy; habitat inferred from the genus.

Recorded 0–2270 m, median 400 m.

BrazilBoliviaFrench GuianaGuyanaSurinameColombiaVenezuelaEcuadorPeruTrinidad

🔒 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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