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Anthurium radicans

Anthurium radicans
Photo: Aureonatal, CC0

Anthurium radicans is a climbing aroid from wetter areas of eastern Brazil, grown for its trailing habit and attractive foliage. It does best kept humid and warm with bright, filtered light and a loose, airy substrate.

Family
Araceae (Arum family)
Grows as
Climber
Light
Bright indirect
Water
Keep the mix evenly moist but never soggy; let the top few centimetres dry out between waterings.
Soil
Loose, airy aroid mix with bark, perlite and peat or coir.
Temperature
18–29 °C; protect below 13 °C.
How easy
Moderate
Safety
Toxic: Contains calcium oxalate crystals in its sap and tissues, which cause mouth and throat irritation and swelling if chewed.
Native range
Brazil (E. Bahia)
Climate
wet tropical

About

Anthurium radicans, the trailing anthurium, is a species of flowering plant in the family Araceae. A climber, it is native to wetter areas of eastern Brazil. Its unusual flower morphology led to it being placed in its own section, Chamaerepium, but this has been refuted by molecular analysis. Available from specialist nurseries, it is valued as an indoor ornamental for its trailing habit and attractive foliage.

Other Anthurium plants

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

Text excerpted from the Wikipedia article Anthurium radicans 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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