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Anthurium wendlingeri

A strap-leaved epiphytic Anthurium from southeast Nicaragua to northwest Colombia, with narrow pendent leaves that can grow very long and a distinctive corkscrew-twisted spadix. Most wild records are from wet Caribbean-slope forest at about 350–900 m, so it wants warmth, high humidity and bright shade. Grow it hanging so the leaves can drape.

Anthurium wendlingeri
Photo: Krzysztof Ziarnek, Kenraiz, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons
At home, aim for
Day Warm-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

An epiphyte of moist tropical forest, hanging from trunks and branches in the humid understory to mid-canopy. It belongs to the strap-leaved group of Anthurium.

The 90 GBIF records with an elevation span 40–1,700 m, median 530 m and middle half 350–875 m. It is mainly a lowland to premontane plant.

NicaraguaCosta RicaPanamaColombia: northwest

🔒 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. Photo from Wikimedia Commons, used under its CC BY-SA 4.0 licence, unmodified.