Anthurium clarinervium, velvety, contrasting foliage
Anthurium clarinervium
- Exposure
- Half-shade
- Hardiness (USDA)
- 11b (7.2°C ≤ T° < 10°C)
- Lifecycle
- Perennial
- Foliage
- Evergreen
- Family
- Araceae
- Genus
- Anthurium
- Species
- Anthurium clarinervium
Anthurium clarinervium grows in Mexico. While its cousins, anthurium andraeanum and anthurium scherzerianum, are cultivated for their flowers, this member of the Araceae family is especially prized for its contrasting foliage.
How to recognize Anthurium clarinervium?
Anthurium clarinervium is on average 40 centimetres wide and 60 centimetres high. It is an epiphytic perennial with a bushy habit.
The velvety, leathery leaves are deeply lobed and acuminate at the apex. They can reach 25 centimetres in length. They are distinguished by their color and pattern. The young blades are golden. They then turn a deep green. As soon as they hatch, they are covered with white or light-green veins.
Anthurium clarinervium flowers in spring and summer. A long flowering spike emerges from the heart of the foliage. It bears a creamy-white spathe with a ribbed underside and a long, yellowish spadix, larger than that of anthurium luxurians.
The plant also produces orange, seed-filled berries.
Anthurium clarinervium is toxic. Its sap contains calcium oxalate crystals, an irritant for animals and humans who ingest it.
Our care tips
Light, heat, and humidity are the secret to watching your Anthurium clarinervium thrive.
Watering
Allow the potting soil to dry for at least a centimetre. Water the substrate with rainwater at room temperature.
Empty any stagnant water from the saucer or planter. It will rot the roots and may kill your Anthurium clarinervium.
Misting
Mist foliage to increase humidity and repel pests. Always spray with rainwater. Tap water is too hard and leaves white marks on the leaves.
Repotting
In spring, transfer your Anthurium clarinervium to a larger pot, so that it can continue to grow.
Re-pot in a perforated pot. It should be two or three centimeters wider than the plant.
At the bottom, place a bed of clay balls or gravel to promote drainage. You can cover with drainage felt so that the potting soil doesn't mix with the marbles. This avoids clogging the holes that facilitate water drainage.
Choose a light substrate such as orchid potting soil combined with perlite. You can also make a mixture of heather soil, sand, leaf compost and charcoal. Pour on a first layer of potting soil and plant your specimen. Then add substrate until you reach two or three centimetres below the rim of the pot.
Pack the soil lightly so as not to suffocate the roots. From the third day, when the roots have healed, start watering your plant.
Place your pot on a saucer filled with moist clay balls. The evaporation of the water will improve the hygrometry without risking root rot.
Fertilization
You can stimulate the development of your plant during its growth phase, in spring and summer, with fertilizer.
Feed your Anthurium clarinervium with a special liquid fertilizer for flowering plants.
Cleaning
The dust that accumulates on the leaves interferes with photosynthesis and slows down your plant's development. To allow it to take advantage of the light, clean the top and bottom of the foliage with a clean, damp cloth.
Don't use any polish, as it will damage the limbs.
Prune
Remove dead leaves and wilted flowers.
Taking cuttings
Propagation by cuttings is carried out during the strong growth phase, generally in spring and early summer.
Separate a seedling, with its root system, from the mother plant. If their roots are intertwined, sever them with a clean knife.
Place the offshoots in a perforated pot. Pour clay balls or small pebbles into the bottom to form a drainage layer. Top up with light potting soil, such as orchid potting soil combined with perlite.
Wintering
To bloom again, your Anthurium clarinervium needsa period of rest after flowering.
Reduce watering and stop fertilizing. Place your plant in a room that is four or five degrees cooler. But remember, the temperature must always remain above 15°.
Diseases / Threats
Information
- Lifecycle
- Perennial
- Foliage
- Evergreen
- Exposure
- Half-shade
- Substrates
- Humus soilSandy soil
- Planting method
- In pots
- Categories
- IndoorHerbaceousFlowery
- Tag
- Flowery
- Origin
- Central America
- Hardiness (USDA)
- 11b (7.2°C ≤ T° < 10°C)
- Leaf colors
- Dark greenGolden
- Flower colors
- Pale yellowCream
- Fruit color
- Orange
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