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Philodendron grandipes

A large-leaved philodendron from Nicaragua to Ecuador with green, heart-shaped leaves on long petioles that are D-shaped in cross-section; the cut sap turns pink as it oxidises. It is often terrestrial but also grows as a hemiepiphyte climbing trunks in lowland and foothill rainforest, so it wants warmth, high humidity, bright shade and room to grow.

Philodendron grandipes
Photo: Photo by David J. Stang, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons
At home, aim for
Day Warm-growingTargets in Plantistry
Night Close to the dayTargets in Plantistry
Humidity Humid airBand in Plantistry
Light ShadeDLI and PPFD in Plantistry
No rest periodGrows in the ground

Where it grows wild

Humid lowland and foothill rainforest, especially on the Caribbean slope of Costa Rica, growing on the forest floor or climbing trunks as a hemiepiphyte to about 4 m.

Specimens span about sea level to 1780 m, with most observations in the Caribbean and southern Pacific lowlands of Costa Rica. From record labels, not measured.

NicaraguaCosta RicaPanamaColombiaEcuador

🔒 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. Photo from Wikimedia Commons, used under its CC BY-SA 4.0 licence, unmodified.