Anthurium versicolor

A large Andean Anthurium from Colombia to Bolivia, often growing to 1.5–3 m, with petioles and pendent blades that can each approach 1 m. It is epiphytic or hemi-epiphytic in submontane and cloud forest, mostly around 1,000–1,800 m. It has warm days, cool nights and a slightly drier mid-year.

At home, aim for

Day IntermediateTargets 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

Labels describe a large epiphytic or scrambling herb in submontane cloud forest, riparian and gallery forest, and inside secondary and remnant primary forest.

830 GBIF records with an elevation span 45–3,200 m, median about 1,200 m.

ColombiaEcuadorPeruBolivia

🔒 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.