Species · genus Anthurium · Araceae

Crystal Anthurium

Anthurium crystallinum Linden & André

Also known as: Scalloped Laceleaf

Growth habit

epiphytic subshrub

Native range

Colombia, Panamá

Reference · A. crystallinum

Cultivars of A. crystallinum

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

Guide

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Anthurium crystallinum is an epiphytic subshrub from the humid understory forests of Colombia and Panama, where it roots in fast-draining leaf litter rather than soil. Give it a chunky, airy mix that never stays soggy, and water only when the top inch or two has dried; its epiphytic roots rot quickly if kept wet. It wants warmth, steady high humidity, and bright indirect light, never direct sun on its velvety leaves.

Care recipe

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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

18–27 °C

Soil mix

Chunky, airy aroid mix with bark, perlite and sphagnum

Propagation

Division of the clump or basal offsets

Fertilizing

Dilute balanced feed every 4-6 weeks in the growing season

Growth rate

Moderate

Flowering

Grown for crystalline veined leaves; flowers inconspicuous

ToxicityAuthoritative · species

Toxic to cats & dogs & humans

Araceae contain insoluble calcium oxalate crystals, which cause oral and gastrointestinal irritation if chewed or ingested. 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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