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Philodendron lacerum

A scandent Philodendron of the Greater Antilles, found in Jamaica, Cuba, Hispaniola and Haiti from sea level to about 900 m. Juvenile leaves are entire, but adult leaves are cordate-ovate with deeply cut, lobed margins, which gives the species its name. It is a warm, fairly bright climber that tolerates a winter dry season.

Philodendron lacerum
Photo: Forest & Kim Starr, CC BY 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons
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
No rest periodClimber

Where it grows wild

A climbing hemiepiphyte of lowland and hill forest, often on limestone, where stems climb tree trunks into brighter light as they mature.

Records run from sea level to about 890 m, with a median near 230 m.

JamaicaCubaHispaniola: Dominican Republic and Haiti

🔒 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 3.0 licence, unmodified.