Philodendron asplundii

A widespread Amazonian Philodendron from southern Venezuela and French Guiana to Colombia, Ecuador, Peru and western Brazil. It climbs flat against trunks to about 3 m and has lanceolate leaves. Its long cataphylls persist as a net of fibres with mucilage.

At home, aim for

Day Warm-growingTargets in Plantistry

Night Close to the dayTargets in Plantistry

Humidity Humid airBand in Plantistry

Light ShadeDLI and PPFD in Plantistry

No rest periodClimber

Where it grows wild

It is an appressed-climbing hemiepiphyte, and rarely terrestrial. It grows in tropical moist forest and, more often, in premontane wet forest, including terra firme forest with deep leaf litter and a 30 m canopy.

Records run from 0 to 2500 m, with a median of 530 m. The published range is 100–1500 m.

EcuadorPeruColombiaBrazilVenezuelaFrench Guiana

🔒 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.