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Anthurium angustifolium

An Anthurium of the Atlantic Forest of south-eastern Brazil, mainly in the mountains of Espírito Santo and into Rio de Janeiro, from near sea level to about 1300 m. Collectors record it as an epiphyte or a ground herb with dark red to wine-coloured inflorescences. It has a warm, wet summer and a cooler, drier winter.

Anthurium angustifolium
Photo: Instituto Nacional da Mata Atlântica - INMA, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons
At home, aim for
Day IntermediateTargets in Plantistry
Night Close to the dayTargets in Plantistry
Humidity Humid airBand in Plantistry
Light Dappled lightDLI and PPFD in Plantistry
Expects a seasonal restGrows on trees (epiphyte)

Where it grows wild

It grows in humid ombrophilous (Atlantic) forest, as an epiphyte or on the ground, including on leaf litter at the foot of a rock face inside forest. The spathe and spadix are wine red.

Records span 3–1300 m, median about 770 m.

Brazil Southeast

🔒 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 4.0 licence, unmodified.