Philodendron auriculatum

A Central American Philodendron of the wet Pacific lowlands of southern Costa Rica and neighbouring Chiriquí in Panama, where it grows as an epiphyte or hemiepiphyte on trees in rainforest, along streams and on pasture trees. It is a warm-growing lowland plant: give it steady heat, high humidity, something to climb and bright indirect light.

At home, aim for

Day Warm-growingTargets in Plantistry

Night Close to the dayTargets in Plantistry

Humidity Ordinary room humidityBand in Plantistry

Light Dappled lightDLI and PPFD in Plantistry

No rest periodGrows on trees (epiphyte)

Where it grows wild

Most records come from the Osa Peninsula, Golfo Dulce Forest Reserve and Piedras Blancas National Park, in lowland wet forest, often near rivers. Collectors note it as an epiphyte, sometimes low on trunks in fairly bright spots by roads, and on trees in pastures by streams.

Mostly lowland: recorded elevations run from about 10 m to 1200 m, with a median near 160 m.

Costa RicaPanamá

🔒 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.