Anthurium lentii

A medium-sized Anthurium from the wet forests of Costa Rica and Panama (and reportedly Colombia), described by Croat and Baker in 1979. It has broad, ovate, mid-green leaves 15–50 cm long with prominent veins and a long purple spadix, and grows either on the ground or as an epiphyte. Grow it warm, humid and shaded in a chunky, airy aroid mix.

At home, aim for

Day Warm-growingTargets in Plantistry

Night Close to the dayTargets in Plantistry

Humidity Humid airBand in Plantistry

Light ShadeDLI and PPFD in Plantistry

No rest periodGrows in the ground

Where it grows wild

Herbarium labels describe it in primary premontane and lower montane rainforest, often terrestrial on banks and under thickets, sometimes epiphytic. Many collections come from the Fortuna Forest Reserve in Chiriquí and Tapantí in Costa Rica, both very wet forest.

Recorded from near sea level to about 1750 m; most collections come from about 800–1600 m (median about 1200 m).

Costa RicaPanamaColombia

🔒 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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