Anthurium rigidifolium

A large, thick-leaved climbing Anthurium endemic to Ecuador, where it grows on tree trunks and rocky cliffs in high Andean cloud forest. Specimen labels put most records between about 2,000 and 3,600 m, so it is a genuinely cool-growing aroid. Give it cool nights, constant humidity and moving air rather than tropical warmth.

At home, aim for

Day Cool-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

A climbing epiphyte on tree trunks in montane (subandine) and cloud forest, also recorded on steep rocky cliffs and in ravine (quebrada) vegetation. The stems are about 3 cm thick, with very thick, elongate-sagittate blades about 40 cm long.

Specimen elevations run from about 1,900 to 3,600 m, with the middle of the records near 3,100–3,200 m. That is high, cool cloud forest.

Ecuador (Andes: Pichincha, Imbabura, Carchi, Tungurahua, Azuay, Loja)

🔒 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.