Cyrtosperma johnstonii Piper where it grows as a

where it grows as a hemiepiphyte in humid forests

David Scherberich

native to moist lowland forests of Costa Rica

Watering Routine – Keep the soil evenly moist but allow the top layer to dry slightly before watering again

The name comes from the Greek rhaphis / rhaphidos (“needle”) and phero (“I bear”)

Cyrtosperma johnstonii Piper where it grows as aCyrtosperma johnstonii Cyrtosperma johnstonii carries large hastate to arrow shaped leaves above long thick petioles. Vivid pink can follow the main veins on juvenile foliage, then recede as the blades broaden and become predominantly green. White, green, brown and pink mottling continues along the heavily armed petioles, where prickles merge into characteristic oblique combs. Basal shoots eventually produce a clump of large crowns capable of reaching