Anthurium sagittatum

A widespread Amazonian and Guianan Anthurium with arrow-shaped leaves, first described by Sims and transferred to Anthurium by G. Don in 1839. It grows mainly as a terrestrial in lowland tierra firme and swamp-edge forest from the Guianas to Peru, occasionally as an epiphyte.

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

Mostly terrestrial herbs around 60 cm tall, recorded at swamp edges, along wet ditches in tall forest, on rocky creek beds and in tierra firme forest; one Brazilian record notes a shade-loving epiphyte.

GBIF records 25–2,330 m, median 250 m; the Colombian checklist gives 110–1,700 m.

French GuianaSurinameGuyanaVenezuelaColombiaPeruBrazil North

🔒 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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