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Philodendron grazielae

A small climbing philodendron from western Amazonia, with thick heart-shaped leaves 4–11 cm wide held close to the stem. It was named after the Brazilian botanist Graziela Barroso, whose plant was grown at the Rio de Janeiro Botanical Garden in the 1960s. It is a warm, humid lowland rainforest climber that does well mounted on a moss pole.

At home, aim for
Day Warm-growingTargets in Plantistry
Night Close to the dayTargets in Plantistry
Humidity Ordinary room humidityBand in Plantistry
Light Dappled lightDLI and PPFD in Plantistry
No rest periodClimber

Where it grows wild

Herbarium labels place it in lowland terra firme and primary rainforest, climbing tree trunks in the forest interior. Like most small climbing philodendrons it roots onto bark and climbs from the understory into brighter light.

The few wild records with an altitude are from about 200 m in Colombian Amazonia, and one of about 620 m in Espírito Santo, Brazil. It is a lowland species, probably mostly under 600 m.

Western Amazonian Brazil (Amazonas, Acre)Peruvian Amazonia (Loreto)Colombian Amazonia (Caquetá)

🔒 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.