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Anthurium forgetii

Anthurium forgetii
Photo: Steven Walling, CC BY-SA 4.0

Anthurium forgetii is a small epiphytic aroid from Colombia, grown for its round, silver-veined leaves. Keep it warm, humid and out of direct sun, in a loose, airy mix.

Family
Araceae (Arum family)
Grows as
Epiphyte
Light
Bright indirect, Part shade
Water
Water when the top of the mix starts to dry, and avoid soggy conditions.
Soil
Chunky, well-draining aroid mix with bark, perlite and some peat or coco.
Temperature
18–29 °C; protect below 15 °C
How easy
Moderate
Safety
Toxic: Like other anthuriums, it contains calcium oxalate crystals that can irritate the mouth, lips and skin if chewed or handled.
Native range
Colombia
Climate
wet tropical

About

Anthurium forgetii is a species of plant in the genus Anthurium native to Colombia. Kept in cultivation for its round leaves that lack a sinus and have silver veining, it is thought to be epiphytic.

Other Anthurium plants

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

Text excerpted from the Wikipedia article Anthurium forgetii 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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