Anthurium warocqueanum, the queen of Anthuriums

In the wild anthurium warocqueanum benefit from high humidity. In pots, water when the surface of the substrate is dry, over a centimetre or so.

Water from the top with room-temperature rainwater. If you don't have any, you can use filtered water. Avoid mains water, which is often too hard.

Your Anthurium warocqueanum likes humidity, but hates having its roots immersed in water. After watering, empty any stagnant water from the cup or planter.

Dry air favors the appearance of mites and other pests. Mist the foliage of your Anthurium warocqueanum to prevent invasions and improve hygrometry.

Use non-calcareous water, such as reclaimed rainwater. Tap water is often too hard and leaves marks on the leaves.

Every spring, repot your Anthurium warocqueanum to give it more space.

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.

To promote the growth of your Anthurium warocqueanum, apply fertilizer in spring and summer.

Add flowering plant fertilizer to watering water to stimulate flowering.

When the foliage of your Anthurium warocqueanum is covered with dust, the photosynthesis process is slowed down. To allow the plant to take full advantage of the light, gently wipe the leaves with a clean, damp cloth.

To avoid damaging the largest limbs, support them with one hand while you wash them with the other.

Remove yellowed leaves. They will not regain their color and are no longer useful to the plant. You can remove them by hand or with clean pruning shears.

Cutting is carried out during the strong growth phase, generally in spring and early summer.

A few weeks before harvesting, surround the stem with sphagnum moss. Wrap the moss in transparent cling film. Mist regularly to keep the moss moist. This technique allows the stem to develop roots, increasing the chances of success for the cutting and survival for the mother plant.

When the roots are five centimetres long, you can cut the stem. Take Anthurium warocqueanum out of its pot and remove the sphagnum moss to observe the root system. Make a first cut to separate the plant from the underground roots and part of the stem. Cut off a portion containing the leaves, part of the stem and the roots formed by the sphagnum moss. Use a clean, sharp tool.

You can divide the rest of the stem into several sections. Be sure to retain some roots and a knot in each section.

Place the rejects 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.

To flower, your plant must experience a drop in temperature.

Install anthurium warocqueanum in a bright room where the temperature is between 15° and 18°. Choose a location away from draughts and direct sunlight.

During this period, stop fertilizing and reduce watering frequency.