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Anthurium ochranthum

Anthurium ochranthum
Photo: Dick Culbert from Gibsons, B.C., Canada, CC BY 2.0

Anthurium ochranthum is a shrubby aroid from wet tropical forests of Central and northwestern South America, grown mainly by collectors of Anthurium species. It needs warm, humid, shaded conditions with a loose, airy growing medium.

Family
Araceae (Arum family)
Grows as
Shrub
Light
Bright indirect, Part shade
Water
Keep the mix evenly moist but never soggy; let the top few centimetres dry slightly between waterings.
Soil
Chunky, well-draining aroid mix such as bark, perlite and peat or coir.
Temperature
18–28 °C; protect below 15 °C
How easy
Moderate
Safety
Toxic: Like other anthuriums, the leaves and stems contain calcium oxalate crystals that cause burning and swelling of the mouth and throat if chewed.
Native range
Honduras to W. Colombia
Climate
wet tropical

About

Anthurium ochranthum is a species of flowering plant in the family Araceae found from Honduras to Colombia.

Other Anthurium plants

Anthurium acaule · Anthurium albidum · Anthurium albispatha · Anthurium albovirescens · Anthurium alcatrazense · Anthurium alluriquinense · Tulip Anthurium · Anthurium amoenum · Anthurium anceps · Anthurium andicola · Flamingo-lily · Anthurium angustilaminatum

Text excerpted from the Wikipedia article Anthurium ochranthum 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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