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Tulip Anthurium

Anthurium amnicola

Tulip Anthurium
Photo: Krzysztof Ziarnek, Kenraiz, CC BY-SA 4.0

Tulip anthurium is an epiphytic shrub from wet tropical Panama, grown for its tulip-like flower spathes and sometimes as a houseplant. It needs warm, humid conditions, bright filtered light and a loose, airy mix that drains well.

Family
Araceae (Arum family)
Grows as
Shrub, Epiphyte
Light
Bright indirect
Water
Water when the top of the mix is barely dry, and avoid soggy roots.
Soil
Chunky, well-draining aroid mix with bark and perlite or orchid mix.
Temperature
18–30 °C; protect below 13 °C
How easy
Moderate
Safety
Toxic: Like other anthuriums, the leaves and stems contain calcium oxalate crystals that irritate the mouth and skin if chewed or handled.
Native range
Panama
Climate
wet tropical

About

Anthurium amnicola (syn. Anthurium lilacinum), the tulip anthurium, tulip tailflower, or Hawaiian tulip, is a species of flowering plant in the family Araceae, native to Panama. With its tulip‑like flowers it was grown in Hawaii for the cut flower industry, and is occasionally sold today as a houseplant.

Other Anthurium plants

Flamingo-lily · Anthurium bakeri · Anthurium clarinervium · Scalloped laceleaf · Crystal Anthurium · Anthurium forgetii · Red Pearls Anthurium · Anthurium hookeri · Anthurium pedatoradiatum · Anthurium polyschistum · Anthurium radicans · Anthurium scherzerianum

Text excerpted from the Wikipedia article Anthurium amnicola by its contributors, under CC BY-SA 4.0; the excerpts and the care summary drawn from them are shared under the same licence.

The care summary was written by AI (Claude, Anthropic) from the sources on this page, with general growing knowledge where they are silent. Check before relying on it.

Life form, climate and native range: World Checklist of Vascular Plants, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew (CC BY 3.0), reformatted; see Plants of the World Online.

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