Spathiphyllum humboldtii

Spathiphyllum humboldtii is a Spathiphyllum described by Schott in 1853. Kew places it across northern South America, from the Guianas and northern Brazil to Colombia, Venezuela and Peru. It is a forest-floor herb of hot, wet lowlands with a short dry season in September and October.

At home, aim for

Day Warm-growingTargets in Plantistry

Night Close to the dayTargets in Plantistry

Humidity Ordinary room humidityBand in Plantistry

Light ShadeDLI and PPFD in Plantistry

Expects a seasonal restGrows in the ground

Where it grows wild

Wet lowland forest floor, especially along streams and in seasonally flooded places, as is typical for the genus. There are no species-specific habitat notes in the data.

Records span 0–2150 m with a median of 160 m (74 records); it is mostly a lowland plant.

Brazil NorthColombiaFrench GuianaGuyanaPeruSurinameVenezuela

🔒 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 2.0 licence, unmodified.