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Spathiphyllum gardneri

An amphibious Spathiphyllum of rivers and waterfalls in the cerrado and southern Amazon of central and northern Brazil. It grows on riverbanks, among rocks at waterfalls and in flooded ground, and stays wet while the surrounding savanna goes through a harsh dry season.

Spathiphyllum gardneri
Photo: Museu Paraense Emílio Goeldi (MPEG), CC BY 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons
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

Amphibious herb about 0.45 m tall on riverbanks, rocky outcrops at waterfalls, sandy flooded areas and gallery forest, both in cerrado and in dense rainforest (Piauí, Goiás, Mato Grosso, Pará).

Recorded from sea level to 800 m, median about 280 m.

Brazil NorthBrazil NortheastBrazil West-Central

🔒 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.