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Aroids Partly documented

Spathiphyllum silvicola

A peace lily of wet lowland forest in Costa Rica, Panama and Colombia, mostly recorded below a few hundred metres. Specific details are scarce; like other wild Spathiphyllum it is a shade-loving understory herb that wants warmth, high humidity and constantly moist roots.

Spathiphyllum silvicola
Photo: Franz Xaver, CC BY-SA 3.0, 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 ShadeDLI and PPFD in Plantistry
No rest periodGrows in the ground

Where it grows wild

A terrestrial herb of the lowland rainforest understory. Wild Spathiphyllum typically grow on wet, shaded forest floors near streams; that is assumed here.

Recorded at 0–1700 m, median 135 m (181 records), so it is mainly a lowland plant.

Costa RicaPanamáColombia

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✓ 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.