Species · genus Anthurium · Araceae

Flamingo-Lily

Anthurium andraeanum Linden ex André

Also known as: Flamingo-flower · Oilcloth-flower · Anthurium · Painter's-palette

Growth habit

epiphytic subshrub

Native range

Colombia, Ecuador

Reference · A. andraeanum

Cultivars of A. andraeanum

The named forms growers keep — each with its own page, each honest about how much we know.

No named cultivars catalogued under A. andraeanum yet. When growers document a stable, named form, it earns its own page here.

Guide

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Anthurium andraeanum is an epiphytic subshrub from the humid forests of Colombia and Ecuador, where it grows on tree surfaces with constant airflow rather than in soggy ground. Give it a chunky, fast-draining mix and water when the top inch or two has dried, letting excess run off freely so the roots never sit wet. It wants warm air, steady humidity, and bright light filtered through a curtain rather than direct sun.

Care recipe

The species record — the baseline every cultivar inherits unless it says otherwise.

Care notes are early — not yet verified

Light: ai:claude-opus-4-8
Water: ai:claude-opus-4-8 (range 5-10d)
Humidity: ai:claude-opus-4-8
Soil: ai:claude-fable-5
Care: ai:claude-fable-5

Light

Bright, indirect

Water

≈ every 10 days

Humidity

High

Temperature

18–29 °C

Soil mix

Chunky, well-draining aroid mix with bark and perlite

Propagation

Division of offshoots or stem cuttings

Fertilizing

Dilute balanced feed every 4-6 weeks while growing

Growth rate

Moderate

Flowering

Reliable glossy red spathes in bright indirect light

ToxicityAuthoritative · species

Toxic to cats & dogs & humans

Araceae contain insoluble calcium oxalate crystals, which irritate the mouth and digestive tract if chewed. This is where toxicity lives: every cultivar of this species inherits it and none can override it.

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Sources: ai:claude-opus-4-8 · ai:claude-opus-4-8 (range 5-10d) · ai:claude-fable-5 · ai:claude-opus-4-8 (family inference)

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