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Spathiphyllum laeve

A lowland to premontane Spathiphyllum from Nicaragua to north-western Colombia, including Cocos Island, collected mostly along creeks and on forested slopes in very wet forest. Grow it warm, shaded and evenly moist.

Spathiphyllum laeve
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 Humid airBand in Plantistry
Light ShadeDLI and PPFD in Plantistry
No rest periodGrows in the ground

Where it grows wild

Terrestrial herb of humid lowland and premontane forest, often recorded beside quebradas and river headwaters and on steep forested slopes, including disturbed wet forest.

Recorded from sea level to 1525 m, median 341 m.

NicaraguaCosta RicaPanamaColombiaCocos Island

🔒 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.