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Philodendron cotobrusense

A climbing Costa Rican philodendron of the Cordillera de Talamanca. It has short, thick internodes with silvery-grey skin, deeply three-lobed leaves with close veins, and up to five inflorescences per leaf axil. Grow it warm and humid on a pole, in steady filtered light.

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 hemiepiphyte that climbs pressed flat against tree trunks in premontane wet forest grading into rain forest.

Records span 50–1460 m, with a median of 1250 m, so most plants grow in premontane forest with mild nights.

Costa Rica

🔒 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.