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Pleurothallis cardiothallis

A large-leaved Pleurothallis with heart-shaped leaves and dark flowers sitting on the leaf, ranging from Mexico to Ecuador. It grows in humid montane forest at middle elevations and is one of the easier pleurothallids to grow. Give it intermediate temperatures, shade and constant moisture.

Pleurothallis cardiothallis
Photo: Dick Culbert from Gibsons, B.C., Canada, CC BY 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons
At home, aim for
Day IntermediateTargets in Plantistry
Night Close to the dayTargets in Plantistry
Humidity Humid airBand in Plantistry
Light ShadeDLI and PPFD in Plantistry
No rest periodGrows on trees (epiphyte)

Where it grows wild

Epiphytic in wet premontane and montane forest from southern Mexico through Central America to northwestern South America.

Records span 154 to 3150 m, median about 1300 m; most fall between about 1000 and 1800 m.

BelizeColombiaCosta RicaEcuadorEl SalvadorGuatemalaHondurasMexico CentralMexico GulfMexico SoutheastMexico SouthwestNicaraguaPanamá

🔒 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 2.0 licence, unmodified.