Anthurium superbum

A bird's-nest Anthurium from the western Amazon lowlands of Ecuador and Peru, with upright leaves in a rosette and thick, rose-tinted, rather succulent roots. It grows as an epiphyte in humid lowland forest and is listed as Vulnerable. In cultivation it wants warm, humid, bright-shade conditions and a very airy, fast-draining mix around those fleshy roots.

At home, aim for

Day Warm-growingTargets in Plantistry

Night Close to the dayTargets in Plantistry

Humidity Ordinary room humidityBand in Plantistry

Light Dappled lightDLI and PPFD in Plantistry

No rest periodGrows on trees (epiphyte)

Where it grows wild

Epiphytic in subtropical and tropical moist lowland forest. Herbarium records come from the Río Napo and its tributaries in Napo and Orellana (Ecuador) and from Amazonas and Loreto (Peru). The rosette catches leaf litter and water, as in other bird's-nest anthuriums.

Wild herbarium records sit at about 200–300 m in the Amazon lowlands.

EcuadorPeru

🔒 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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