Anthurium aureum

A Chocó Anthurium of western Colombia and north-western Ecuador, most often collected in very wet lowland and foothill forest around Quibdó, the San Juan basin and Nariño. The climate at its sites is hot, humid and wet all year. Labels record both terrestrial and epiphytic plants.

At home, aim for

Day Warm-growingTargets in Plantistry

Night Close to the dayTargets in Plantistry

Humidity Very humid airBand in Plantistry

Light Dappled lightDLI and PPFD in Plantistry

No rest periodGrows in the ground

Where it grows wild

Collected in primary and disturbed secondary wet forest, often near streams (Quebrada Machamba, Tutunendo). Labels record it both as terrestrial and as an epiphyte.

Recorded from 5 to 2910 m, median 750 m (80 records); most collections are below 1000 m.

ColombiaEcuadorPeru

🔒 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.