Anthurium gualeanum

Anthurium gualeanum is an Ecuadorian endemic from wet montane cloud forest on the western slope of the Andes, assessed as Vulnerable by the IUCN. Herbarium records place it at about 2,150 to 3,000 m in Pichincha and Cotopaxi, so it is a genuinely cool-growing anthurium that needs constant moisture in the air and cool nights more than warmth.

At home, aim for

Day Cool-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 period

Where it grows wild

Very wet lower montane and cloud forest, including primary and disturbed secondary forest dominated by Weinmannia, along the old Quito to Chiriboga road and in the Los Ilinizas Ecological Reserve. The sources consulted do not say whether it grows as an epiphyte or on the ground; high-elevation anthuriums of this region do both.

About 2,150 to 3,025 m in GBIF herbarium records, which is cold for an anthurium.

Ecuador (Pichincha)Ecuador (Cotopaxi)

🔒 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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