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Stromanthe jacquinii

A large clumping prayer plant of lowland wet forest from Nicaragua to Ecuador and Venezuela, often growing in gaps, streamsides and forest edges with tall paddle leaves and red-bracted flower heads. It wants steady heat, high humidity, bright shade and moist rich soil, and needs room.

Stromanthe jacquinii
Photo: Alejandro Bayer Tamayo from Armenia, Colombia, CC BY-SA 2.0, 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 Dappled lightDLI and PPFD in Plantistry
No rest periodGrows in the ground

Where it grows wild

Mostly recorded in humid lowland forest below about 500 m, especially in central Panama and the Colombian Chocó and Magdalena regions. Like other large Stromanthe it grows in the understory, at forest edges and in light gaps along streams.

Recorded from sea level to about 2040 m, median about 200 m (283 records); most plants are lowland.

NicaraguaPanamaColombiaVenezuelaEcuador

🔒 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.