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Philodendron ornatum

A widespread climbing philodendron of tropical South America and Trinidad, with heart-shaped leaves that are silver-blotched when young. It ranges from Brazil's Atlantic forest to the Andean foothills, from sea level to over 2000 m, so it tolerates a fairly wide range of conditions.

Philodendron ornatum
Photo: Walter Hood Fitch, Public domain, 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 Dappled lightDLI and PPFD in Plantistry
No rest periodClimber

Where it grows wild

An evergreen hemiepiphytic climber of humid forest, including submontane forest along streams, foothill forest and Atlantic forest.

Specimen elevations run from sea level to about 2270 m, median about 630 m (234 records).

Brazil NortheastBrazil SoutheastBrazil NorthFrench GuianaVenezuelaBoliviaColombiaPeruEcuadorGuyanaSurinameTrinidad-Tobago

🔒 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 Public domain licence, unmodified.