Philodendron dyscarpium

A robust, self-heading philodendron of the Guiana Shield sandstone country in eastern Colombia and southern Venezuela. Schultes described it as a subshrub up to about 1.8 m tall growing on sandstone, with thick, leathery, oblong-ovate leaves and a spathe that is blood-red inside. It lives in hot, constantly wet lowland (95–650 m) with more light than a forest-floor aroid.

At home, aim for

Day Warm-growingTargets in Plantistry

Night Close to the dayTargets in Plantistry

Humidity Humid airBand in Plantistry

Light Bright, filtered lightDLI and PPFD in Plantistry

No rest periodGrows on rock (lithophyte)

Where it grows wild

It grows on sandstone outcrops and white-sand vegetation (catinga, sabaneta and low forest) in the Vaupés, Guainía and Guaviare region and the Serranía de La Macarena. One observer recorded it as a climbing epiphyte at 2 m, so it may also climb.

Recorded at 95–650 m, with a median of 160 m. A Colombian checklist gives 180–700 m.

ColombiaVenezuela

🔒 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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