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Philodendron oligospermum

A common Philodendron of the Andean cloud forests of Colombia and Ecuador, with more than 500 wild records, mostly 1500–2000 m in premontane rain forest such as La Planada in Nariño. It is a cool-intermediate climber: grow it mild, humid and bright-shaded.

At home, aim for
Day IntermediateTargets in Plantistry
Night Close to the dayTargets in Plantistry
Humidity Very humid airBand in Plantistry
Light Dappled lightDLI and PPFD in Plantistry
No rest periodClimber

Where it grows wild

Abundant in premontane pluvial and cloud forest on the western Andean slopes; many records from La Planada reserve at 1450–1920 m. Growth form assumed to be a climbing hemiepiphyte, as in most Andean Philodendron.

Recorded 50–2800 m, median 1780 m.

ColombiaEcuador

🔒 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.