Philodendron patriciae

A spectacular climbing Philodendron from the Chocó of western Colombia, described by Thomas Croat in 2010 and named after his wife. It has short stems and long, narrow, hanging, matte leaves that become ruffled with age. It comes from some of the wettest lowland rainforest on Earth, so it wants warmth, high humidity and constant moisture.

At home, aim for

Day Warm-growingTargets in Plantistry

Night Close to the dayTargets in Plantistry

Humidity Humid airBand in Plantistry

Light Dappled lightDLI and PPFD in Plantistry

No rest periodClimber

Where it grows wild

A hemiepiphyte that climbs tree trunks in very wet lowland rainforest in the Chocó. Its long leaves hang down from the stem. Specimens come from around Quibdó, Lloró and Tutunendo and the Salero research plot.

Wild specimens were collected at 90–110 m. A 1,106 m record near Cali is a living collection plant, not a wild record.

Colombia (Chocó)

🔒 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.