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Anthurium argyrostachyum

Anthurium argyrostachyum is an epiphytic or small shrubby Anthurium from the wet forests of western Ecuador and Colombia, with triangular or arrowhead-shaped leaves, a long central lobe and parallel-running veins. It comes from very wet, mild foothill and lower montane forest, such as around Mashpi in Ecuador, and wants humid, intermediate conditions without a dry season.

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

Grows as an epiphyte or a small shrubby plant in very wet pre-montane and lower montane forest, including the Chocó forests of northwestern Ecuador (Mashpi, and the Lita to San Lorenzo road) and La Planada Reserve in Nariño, Colombia. Specimen labels give little microhabitat detail.

Specimen elevations run from 580 to 1,840 m, with several collections at about 840 to 950 m in northwestern Ecuador and one at 1,840 m in Caldas, Colombia.

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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Profiles are drafts built from measured range and climate and from published sources; each section carries its own confidence in the app.