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Philodendron vargealtense

A climbing hemiepiphytic or rock-dwelling Philodendron of section Calostigma, described in 2001 and named after Vargem Alta in the mountains of Espírito Santo, Brazil. It resembles Philodendron myrmecophilum. Specimens come from dense Atlantic rain forest in Espírito Santo and neighbouring Minas Gerais, mostly at mid elevations, so it wants warm days, mild nights, high humidity and bright filtered light.

Philodendron vargealtense
Photo: Alexandre Magno, CC BY 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons
At home, aim for
Day IntermediateTargets 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

It climbs trees as a hemiepiphyte or grows on rocks in dense, humid Atlantic rain forest (Floresta Ombrófila Densa) on the mountains of southern Espírito Santo, including forest around Vargem Alta, Santa Teresa and Forno Grande.

Labelled records range from about 385 m to 1400 m, with several between 750 and 1100 m around Vargem Alta and Santa Teresa.

Brazil

🔒 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 4.0 licence, unmodified.