Species · genus Anthurium · Araceae

Flamingo Flower

Anthurium scherzerianum Schott

Also known as: Flamingo Lily · Pigtail Anthurium · Pigtail Plant · Pigtail Flower

Growth habit

subshrub or epiphyte

Native range

Costa Rica

Reference · A. scherzerianum

Cultivars of A. scherzerianum

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

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

Guide

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Anthurium scherzerianum is a Costa Rican aroid that grows as a subshrub or epiphyte, so it wants a loose, fast-draining mix and steady warmth rather than soggy roots. As an epiphyte at heart it drains quickly and rots if left wet; water when the top inch of mix has dried, then water thoroughly and let excess escape. Give it bright indirect light, never direct sun, and consistent humidity to mirror its humid forest origins.

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

18–27 °C

Soil mix

Chunky, well-draining aroid mix with bark and perlite

Propagation

Division of offshoots at repotting

Fertilizing

Dilute balanced feed every 4-6 weeks while growing

Growth rate

Moderate

Flowering

Curled orange-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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