Anthurium cordiforme

A large, heart-leaved Anthurium from the western Andean slopes of Ecuador, common in lower montane wet forest in Pichincha and Cotopaxi (Chiriboga, La Favorita, Otonga, the road to Nono and Tandayapa). Collectors describe it as terrestrial or hemiepiphytic and sometimes climbing, with a pendent green spathe tinged purple and a long, hanging spadix of 40–50 cm. It is a cool, humid cloud-forest plant.

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 periodClimber

Where it grows wild

Grows in lower montane wet and very humid forest, including along rivers such as the Río Alambi. The stem has internodes 2–3 cm long that are longer than broad, cataphylls that persist intact, and terete, yellow-green petioles. The blades are subcoriaceous. It is recorded as terrestrial, hemiepiphytic or climbing.

Recorded from about 900 m to 2150 m, with a median near 1800 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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