Species · genus Anthurium · Araceae

Queen Anthurium

Anthurium warocqueanum T.Moore

Also known as: Queen Anthurium of Colombia

Growth habit
epiphyte
Native range
Colombia
Reference · A. warocqueanum

Cultivars of A. warocqueanum

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

Guide

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Anthurium warocqueanum is an epiphyte from the humid forests of Colombia, where its roots cling to bark and drain quickly rather than sitting in soil. Grow it in a coarse, airy mix with strong drainage and steady warmth, and water only when the top inch or two of mix has dried; its roots rot easily if kept wet. It needs consistently high humidity and bright indirect light, never 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
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Light

Bright, indirect

Water

≈ every 10 days

Humidity

High

Temperature

18–27 °C

Soil mix

Chunky, fast-draining aroid mix — bark, perlite, and sphagnum

Propagation

Stem division or basal offsets

Fertilizing

Dilute balanced feed every two weeks in the growing season

Growth rate

Slow

Flowering

Rarely flowers indoors; grown for its velvet cascading foliage

ToxicityAuthoritative · species

Toxic to cats & dogs & humans

Araceae contain insoluble calcium oxalate crystals, which irritate mouth and digestive tract on ingestion. 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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