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Aroids Partly documented

Spathiphyllum montanum

A terrestrial Spathiphyllum of mid-elevation and montane forest in Costa Rica and western Panama. It usually grows along shaded streams and in mossy cloud forest. Grow it like a cooler, wetter peace lily: constantly moist, shaded, and with milder nights than lowland species.

Spathiphyllum montanum
Photo: Franz Xaver, CC BY-SA 3.0, 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 in the ground

Where it grows wild

Labels place it along shaded brooks, on steep slopes in mossy cloud forest, and in stream-headwater forest in the Talamanca range and the volcanic cordilleras. It roots in wet soil and humus.

Recorded from near sea level to 2050 m, with a median around 1400 m. Most plants are premontane to montane.

Costa RicaPanama

🔒 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 3.0 licence, unmodified.