Anthurium walterlewisianum

A recently described Anthurium (Croat, 2021) from the valley of the Río Waiwaime in the Cordillera del Cóndor, Zamora-Chinchipe, Ecuador, known from one collection near 1310 m. It grows in wet premontane forest, so it needs mild temperatures and high humidity.

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

Collected in the Río Waiwaime valley near the Mirador copper-mine development, in premontane forest. The growth habit is not stated in the records reachable here; it is treated as an epiphyte or low-trunk plant, as for many Andean Anthurium.

About 1310 m at the recorded site.

Ecuador

🔒 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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