Anthurium giganteum

A large Anthurium described by Engler in 1898 from the Andes of Ecuador and Colombia. Almost all wild records come from the western Andean slopes of northern Ecuador at about 1600–2000 m. There it has mild days, cool nights and a drier spell from July to September. Little has been published on its habit or care, so the targets here rest mainly on the measured climate.

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 in the ground

Where it grows wild

Humid premontane to montane Andean forest. The sources consulted do not describe its habit. Like other large Andean anthuriums it probably grows on the ground or low on trunks, in forest shade.

Recorded at 220–2900 m, with a median of 1815 m. Most records come from 1600–2000 m in Pichincha and Imbabura, Ecuador.

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. Photo from Wikimedia Commons, used under its CC BY-SA 4.0 licence, unmodified.