Anthurium croatii

A widespread Amazonian Anthurium with palmately compound leaves of 5–7 oblong leaflets. It grows as a hemiepiphyte, climber or terrestrial herb in lowland and foothill forest from Colombia and Peru to Brazil and Bolivia. Collectors note green bracts and wine-red spadices and infructescences.

At home, aim for

Day Warm-growingTargets in Plantistry

Night Close to the dayTargets in Plantistry

Humidity Humid airBand in Plantistry

Light Dappled lightDLI and PPFD in Plantistry

Expects a seasonal restClimber

Where it grows wild

Lowland to foothill rainforest, gallery forest and stream margins. Collectors record it as epiphytic, hemiepiphytic, climbing to about 2 m, or terrestrial by streams.

Records span 0–2350 m, median 500 m. GBIF's regional summary gives 100–1240 m.

BoliviaBrazilColombiaEcuadorPeru

🔒 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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