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Aroids Partly documented

Philodendron dodsonii

A Philodendron of Costa Rica, Colombia and western Ecuador, described by Croat and Grayum in 1997. It is well recorded, with 278 wild records, most from Ecuador at about 400–1300 m. The sites are warm and humid, with a drier but cloudy season from July to November.

At home, aim for
Day Warm-growingTargets in Plantistry
Night Close to the dayTargets in Plantistry
Humidity Very humid airBand in Plantistry
Light Dappled lightDLI and PPFD in Plantistry
No rest period

Where it grows wild

Habitat is not recorded in the sources we reached. The records come from wet lowland to premontane forest.

Records span 80–2022 m, median about 670 m.

ColombiaCosta RicaEcuador

🔒 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.