Anthurium andreanum

Flamingo flower

'Andreanum' is a common misspelling of Anthurium andraeanum, the flamingo flower, native to wet forest in western Colombia and north-western Ecuador. It is the parent of most cut-flower and houseplant anthurium hybrids. It wants warmth, shade and high humidity all year, with no rest period.

At home, aim for

Day Warm-growingTargets in Plantistry

Night Close to the dayTargets in Plantistry

Humidity Humid airBand in Plantistry

Light ShadeDLI and PPFD in Plantistry

No rest periodGrows on trees (epiphyte)

Where it grows wild

Wild plants grow as epiphytes or on the ground in wet, shady premontane rainforest on the Pacific slope of the Andes, in Colombia (Nariño, Chocó, Valle) and Ecuador.

Mostly premontane forest, roughly 500-1500 m; the data file had no wild records for this spelling.

ColombiaEcuador

🔒 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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