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Aroids Partly documented

Philodendron peltatum

A little-known climbing aroid of the eastern Andean foothills of Peru, recorded between 400 and 1,380 m, with peltate leaves (the stalk joins the blade inside its margin). It was first described as Anthurium peltatum by Poeppig; treat it as a warm, humid, mid-elevation climber that wants steady conditions and something to climb.

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

Humid premontane forest on the eastern Andean slopes of central Peru, most records around 900–1,100 m. Like other Peruvian Philodendron it presumably climbs trunks as a hemiepiphyte under a broken canopy; habitat details are not published.

Recorded at 400–1,380 m, median about 1,000 m.

Peru

🔒 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.