Anthurium Warocqueanum Care Guide

Care overview

Requires stable humidity and warmth. Leaf edges can crisp in dry air. Provide support for large foliage.

Light

Bright, indirect light (Avoid direct sunlight)

Watering

Keep substrate evenly moist but never soggy

Humidity

High humidity (65–85%) with steady airflow; avoid abrupt drops.

Temperature

20–28°C

Feeding and fertiliser

Feed every 2–4 weeks during active growth with a suitable orchid or epiphytic houseplant fertiliser at quarter to half strength.

Potting mix

50% coarse orchid bark, 30% perlite, 10% potting mix, 10% worm castings

Propagation

Stem cuttings or top cut with aerial roots

Support

A vertical moss pole or plank-style support helps stabilise the stem and aerial roots while allowing the pendant leaves to hang freely.

Mature size

Typically develops into a 40–100 cm houseplant. Mature leaf size varies widely, with large-leaved species becoming substantially broader when humidity, roots and support are well maintained.

Semi-hydro suitability

Suitability depends on the plant, root condition and the chosen semi-hydro system.

Dormancy and winter growth

No true dormancy is normally required indoors. Growth may slow during the darker UK winter, so reduce watering and feeding in line with the plant's actual growth rate.

About this plant

Anthurium Warocqueanum is held in the Snip & Sprout permanent collection and propagated in small batches when suitable parent growth is available.

Brown tips or edges

Likely cause

Can be linked to inconsistent watering, dry air, excess salts, unsuitable water quality, or leaf scorch.

What to do

Keep watering consistent, protect leaves from excessive direct sun and flush the growing medium when salt build-up is likely.

Pests

Likely cause

Thrips, spider mites, mealybugs and scale can occur on indoor aroids.

What to do

Inspect new growth, leaf undersides, petioles and stems regularly. Isolate affected plants and identify the pest before choosing a treatment.

Yellowing leaves

Likely cause

Can result from roots staying too wet or too dry, low light, cold stress, nutrient problems, or normal ageing of older leaves.

What to do

Check the growing medium and recent care before changing anything. Correct watering, light or temperature problems and remove only fully spent leaves.

Does Anthurium Warocqueanum go dormant in winter?

No true dormancy is normally required indoors. Growth may slow during the darker UK winter, so reduce watering and feeding in line with the plant's actual growth rate.

How large can Anthurium Warocqueanum grow indoors?

Typically develops into a 40–100 cm houseplant. Mature leaf size varies widely, with large-leaved species becoming substantially broader when humidity, roots and support are well maintained.

What is the most important care point for Anthurium Warocqueanum?

Requires stable humidity and warmth. Leaf edges can crisp in dry air. Provide support for large foliage.