Philodendron breedlovei

A hemiepiphytic philodendron known only from its type locality in Chiapas, Mexico, near the Guatemalan border, at about 1300 m. It grows in pine-oak or seasonally deciduous forest, so it sees a warm, clearly dry spring and cool nights, then a heavy wet season. Almost nothing is recorded beyond the original description, so care here is built from the measured site climate.

At home, aim for

Day IntermediateTargets in Plantistry

Night Close to the dayTargets in Plantistry

Humidity Ordinary room humidityBand in Plantistry

Light Bright, filtered lightDLI and PPFD in Plantistry

Expects a seasonal restClimber

Where it grows wild

Recorded from pine-oak forest or deciduous forest ('Bosque Pino-Encino or Bosque Caducifolio'), climbing trees as a hemiepiphyte. These are more open, seasonally dry forests than the rainforests most philodendrons come from.

All four records are from one site at about 1300 m.

Mexico Southeast

🔒 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.