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Philodendron pinnatifidum

comb-leaf philodendron

A Philodendron with deeply cut, comb-like leaves from northern South America, recorded wild in Venezuela and in Brazil and naturalised in Cuba. Few published details describe where exactly it grows, so these conditions lean on its known localities, which include forest at around 850 m on the Paria peninsula and inland Goiás near 840 m, both with a pronounced dry season.

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 periodGrows in the ground

Where it grows wild

Recorded from forest in the Venezuelan coastal mountains and from Brazilian localities in Goiás (Niquelândia, Chapada dos Veadeiros) and Rio de Janeiro. Both regions are seasonally dry. Its exact microhabitat and whether it roots in the ground or climbs are not described in the sources we could open. We treat it as a ground-rooting plant of forest edges and broken canopy, which is common for philodendrons in seasonal forest.

Specimens with elevations come from about 840–850 m. Lowland occurrences probably exist but are not documented in the records we saw.

VenezuelaBrazilTrinidad and 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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