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Philodendron camposportoanum

A small climbing philodendron of the southern Amazon and its drier margins, mainly Bolivia and western Brazil, whose juvenile leaves are heart-shaped and adult leaves become three-lobed. Its wild sites have a hot wet season and a long dry season from May to September with cooler nights.

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
Expects a seasonal restClimber

Where it grows wild

A hemiepiphytic climber of lowland and foothill forest in the southern Amazon basin and the Andean foothills of Bolivia, extending into the forest margins of central Brazil.

Recorded at 0–1567 m, median about 450 m (153 records with elevation).

BoliviaBrazil NorthBrazil West-CentralColombiaFrench GuianaGuyanaPeruSuriname

🔒 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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