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Philodendron rugosum

A climbing Philodendron with thick, coriaceous, strongly rugose cordate leaves, described in 1983 from near Puyo on Ecuador's eastern Andean slope and now recorded from Pastaza and Napo into southern Colombia. It grows in wet premontane forest around 800-2,000 m, so it wants mild temperatures, high humidity and something to climb.

Philodendron rugosum
Photo: Krzysztof Ziarnek, Kenraiz, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons
At home, aim for
Day IntermediateTargets 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

Described as a climber with stems to 4 cm thick, reddish-brown aerial roots and coriaceous ovate-cordate leaves. Records come from very wet premontane forest on the eastern Andean foothills.

Wild records span 774-1,980 m with a median of 1,500 m.

EcuadorColombia

🔒 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 CC BY-SA 4.0 licence, unmodified.