Anthurium lancifolium

A widespread Anthurium of premontane and lower montane wet forests from Nicaragua to Colombia, named for its lance-shaped leaves. Most records come from 750–1200 m in Panama and Costa Rica, where days are warm and nights mild. Grow it as an intermediate-temperature, high-humidity forest Anthurium.

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

No rest periodGrows on trees (epiphyte)

Where it grows wild

Premontane wet, tropical wet, premontane rain and lower montane rain forest. The growth form is taken to be epiphytic, as is usual for such forest Anthurium; the sources reached did not state it.

Records at 0–2157 m, median 923 m; a Colombian source gives 20–1800 m.

NicaraguaCosta RicaPanamáColombia

🔒 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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