Anthurium
Anthurium andraeanum
Through the year 🗓️
☀️ Summer now
Peak bloom with bright light and good humidity.
🍂 Fall
Fewer flowers; keep feeding lightly.
❄️ Winter
A six-week cooler, drier rest (~60 °F) sets up next year's flowers.
🌱 Spring
Repot into a chunky mix; flowering accelerates.
The details
Light & placement
- Light
- Bright indirect; brightness drives blooming, but no harsh direct sun
- Ideal PPFD
- 150–350 µmol·m⁻²·s⁻¹
- Grow-light distance
- 14–20 in below LED
Water & feed
- Watering method
- Water when the top inch dries; drain fully. Likes moisture but rots in soggy soil, so an airy mix is key.
- Fertilizer
- Higher-phosphorus feed at ¼ strength every 6 wks in spring–summer to keep blooms coming.
Home & habit
- Soil
- Chunky, airy aroid mix (bark + perlite + coco); pH 5.5–6.5
- Humidity
- High (55%+); a humidity lover
- Temperature
- 65–80 °F, no cold drafts
- Mature size
- 12–18 in
- Repotting
- Every 1–2 yrs into a snug, airy pot
- Propagation
- Division of the crown; stem cuttings with aerial roots.
When something looks wrong
- Overwatering signs
- Yellowing leaves, brown mushy roots, no new blooms
- Underwatering signs
- Drooping, browning leaf edges, wrinkling
- Common pests
- Spider mites, mealybugs, scale, thrips
Common problems 🩺
The usual suspects when Anthurium looks unhappy. Most houseplant trouble is watering or light, not disease — see all plant problems if you are not sure which plant is the culprit.
No red blooms
Likely cause
Not enough light, or it needs feeding through the growing season.
What to do
Bright indirect light plus a diluted balanced feed every few weeks in spring and summer.
Yellowing leaves
Likely cause
Overwatering — anthuriums want an airy mix that never stays wet.
What to do
Let the top inch dry and repot into a chunky aroid mix if the soil looks dense.
Brown leaf tips
Likely cause
Dry air or tap-water salts.
What to do
Raise humidity above 50% and use filtered water.
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