Philodendron jacquinii

A vigorous climbing Philodendron of seasonally dry lowland forest from southern Mexico and the Caribbean to northern South America. Unusually for the genus, it drops its heart-shaped to triangular leaves, up to 40 cm long, in the dry season. It suits a warm, bright spot and grows fast when watered, but expect it to shed leaves if it gets a dry spell.

At home, aim for

Day Warm-growingTargets in Plantistry

Night Close to the dayTargets in Plantistry

Humidity Ordinary room humidityBand in Plantistry

Light Bright, filtered lightDLI and PPFD in Plantistry

Expects a seasonal restClimber

Where it grows wild

An epiphytic or hemiepiphytic vine that grows loosely on tree trunks and low shrubs, sometimes hanging, with finely rough stems. In Costa Rica it grows in dry to, rarely, wet forest; in Veracruz in evergreen and semi-deciduous forest and even near beaches and dunes. Leaves are shed during the dry season.

Mostly lowland: 363 wild records with an elevation range from sea level to 2,500 m, median 135 m. In Costa Rica it is recorded from sea level to 1,300 m; the highest records are unusual.

Southern MexicoCentral AmericaCuba and Cayman IslandsColombia and VenezuelaThe Guianas

🔒 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.