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Plant Habit: Herb/Forb
Life cycle: Perennial
Sun Requirements: Partial or Dappled Shade
Water Preferences: Mesic
Soil pH Preferences: Slightly acid (6.1 – 6.5)
Neutral (6.6 – 7.3)
Minimum cold hardiness: Zone 13 +15.6 °C (60 °F) to +21.1 °C (70 °F)
Plant Height: 2-6 feet
Leaves: Evergreen
Other: Attractive velvety light to very dark green with silvery-white veining. Leaves can grow 2 to 3 feet in length.
Flower Time: Late spring or early summer
Summer
Suitable Locations: Houseplant
Resistances: Deer Resistant
Rabbit Resistant
Humidity tolerant
Toxicity: Other: All parts of plant contain calcium oxalate crystals, an irritant to the mouth and esophagus. Toxic to cats and dogs.
Propagation: Other methods: Division
Containers: Needs excellent drainage in pots
Miscellaneous: Epiphytic

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Common names
  • Queen Anthurium
  • Anthurium

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Location: My greenhouse, Florida
Date: 2021-11-08
Berries containing seeds
Location: My greenhouse, Florida
Date: 2021-08-15
young 'dark narrow' form
Location: My greenhouse, Florida
Date: 2021-09-30
Infructescence, early stage
Location: Miami, FL
Date: 2013-12
palm hammock orchid estate nursery
Location: My greenhouse, Florida
Date: 2021-08-26
Her name is Cersei
Location: My greenhouse, Florida
Date: 2022-03-24
2 new points of growth that will produce new plants emerging from

Date: c. 1886
illustration from the 1886 Siebrecht and Wadley catalog
Location: San Francisco Conservatory of Flowers
Location: z6a, Smith College Botanical Garden
Date: 2012-10-14
Location: My greenhouse, Florida
Date: 2021-09-16
Totally new plant growing from the old stem stump of another plan
Location: botanical garden in Troja, Prague, CZ (Fata Morgana greenhouse)
Photo by Pajast
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