Philodendron edwinii

A Colombian Philodendron known only from its type locality near Florencia, Caquetá, on the eastern slope of the Cordillera Oriental at about 900 m, where it climbs a rocky cliff. It has broadly ovate blades of about 43 × 27 cm on spongy petioles. Grow it warm and humid on a support, with nights a few degrees cooler than days.

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

Tropical wet forest in the eastern Andean foothills; the type was growing up a rocky cliff, rooting at the nodes with 5–6 roots per node.

Type at 900 m; the measured sites are at 900 and about 1290 m.

Colombia

🔒 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.