Anthurium aristatum

An Ecuadorian endemic Anthurium, common as an epiphyte in montane rain forest around Maquipucuna, Nanegal and Mindo on the western Andean slopes. Collectors note it as epiphytic on trees, sometimes pendulous from branches or terrestrial to about 1.2 m. It suits cool-intermediate, humid cloud-forest conditions.

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

No rest periodGrows on trees (epiphyte)

Where it grows wild

Common epiphyte in primary and secondary montane rain forest and cloud forest on steep slopes, sometimes a vine hanging from branches or growing terrestrially on ridges.

Recorded at 343–3000 m, mostly 1300–2000 m (median 1550 m).

Ecuador

🔒 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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