Species · genus Anthurium · Araceae

Bird's Nest Anthurium

Anthurium schlechtendalii Kunth

Also known as: Laceleaf · Pheasants Tail

Growth habit

epiphytic subshrub

Native range

Belize, Guatemala, Honduras, Mexico Gulf, Mexico Southeast, Mexico Southwest, Nicaragua

Reference · A. schlechtendalii

Cultivars of A. schlechtendalii

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

Guide

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Anthurium schlechtendalii is an epiphytic subshrub from the humid forests of Mexico and Central America, so it grows naturally in chunky, fast-draining material rather than dense, soggy soil. Give it bright indirect light and let the top inch or two of the mix dry before watering again, then water thoroughly and allow excess to drain freely. As an epiphyte it wants airflow and elevated humidity, and it will rot if its roots sit wet.

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 7-12d)
Humidity: ai:claude-opus-4-8
Soil: ai:claude-fable-5
Care: ai:claude-fable-5

Light

Bright, indirect

Water

≈ every 12 days

Humidity

High

Temperature

16–29 °C

Soil mix

Coarse, airy aroid mix — bark, perlite, and charcoal

Propagation

Division of offsets or basal shoots

Fertilizing

Dilute balanced feed monthly through spring and summer

Growth rate

Moderate

Flowering

Rarely flowers indoors; grown for bold foliage

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 7-12d) · ai:claude-fable-5 · ai:claude-opus-4-8 (family inference)

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