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Aroids Partly documented

Spathiphyllum juninense

A Spathiphyllum of the eastern Andean foothills and western Amazon of Peru, Ecuador and southern Colombia, named for Junín in Peru and recorded from lowlands up to 1500 m. Like its relatives it is a terrestrial forest-floor herb, usually in wet ground. Grow it warm, shaded and constantly moist, much like the common peace lily.

At home, aim for
Day Warm-growingTargets in Plantistry
Night Close to the dayTargets in Plantistry
Humidity Humid airBand in Plantistry
Light ShadeDLI and PPFD in Plantistry
No rest periodGrows in the ground

Where it grows wild

Spathiphyllum are terrestrial herbs of shady, wet forest floors, often along streams or in seasonally flooded ground. The records fall in humid forest of the Andean foothills and Amazonia; no species-specific habitat account reached us.

Recorded at 0–1500 m, median 600 m (223 records).

ColombiaEcuadorPeru

🔒 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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