Anthurium apaporanum

A widespread Anthurium of the western Amazon and the eastern Andean foothills in Colombia, Ecuador, Peru and Venezuela, mostly below 1100 m. It is usually a clump-forming ground herb 0.5–1.4 m tall with leathery, glossy leaves, and sometimes grows as an epiphyte. It wants warm, humid, shaded conditions.

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 in the ground

Where it grows wild

Labels describe a terrestrial, clump-forming herb 0.5–1.4 m tall in forest, sometimes an epiphyte. The leaves are coriaceous and glossy, the spathe is green, and the berries are yellow or purple.

Records span 0–1700 m, median 485 m.

ColombiaEcuadorPeruVenezuela

🔒 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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