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Anthurium peltigerum

Anthurium peltigerum is an epiphytic subshrub from wet tropical forests of southwestern Colombia and Ecuador, notable for its peltate (shield-shaped) leaves. It is a rare species in cultivation, and it needs warm, humid, shaded conditions with a loose, airy mix.

Family
Araceae (Arum family)
Grows as
Shrub, Epiphyte
Light
Bright indirect, Part shade
Water
Water when the top of the mix starts to dry, keeping it evenly moist but never soggy.
Soil
Chunky, well-draining aroid mix with bark, perlite and some sphagnum or coco.
Temperature
18–29 °C; protect below 15 °C
How easy
Moderate
Native range
SW. Colombia to Ecuador
Climate
wet tropical

About

Anthurium peltigerum is a species of plant in the family Araceae.

Where it grows

This species occurs in Ecuador, specifically the San Lorenzo region of Esmeraldas Province, and in southwestern 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 peltigerum 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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