Anthurium algentryi

A Colombian Anthurium from the Chocó, collected in 1982 by Alwyn Gentry and colleagues (it is presumably named for Gentry). The collection site is alluvial floodplain forest on the Río Tagachí, about 12 km west of the Río Atrato, at about 100 m. The label describes an epiphytic vine with orange fruits. Grow it hot, humid and climbing.

At home, aim for

Day Warm-growingTargets in Plantistry

Night Close to the dayTargets in Plantistry

Humidity Very humid airBand in Plantistry

Light Dappled lightDLI and PPFD in Plantistry

No rest periodClimber

Where it grows wild

Alluvial floodplain forest in the central Chocó, one of the wettest places on Earth. It climbs as an epiphytic vine.

About 100 m.

Colombia

🔒 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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