Anthurium
Anthurium andraeanum
Glossy heart-shaped leaves and waxy, long-lasting flowers in red, pink, or white - one of the few houseplants that blooms nearly year-round when the light is right.
Photo: Caroline Badran / Unsplash What this plant actually wants.
Best window: East-facing, or a metre back from south or west glass.
This is the general recommendation. When you map your actual windows in Planterra, the app compares each one against this plant's lux range and tells you which of your specific spots are best - accounting for depth from the glass, obstructions, and how the light shifts by season.
What usually goes wrong.
Never blooms, or blooms stop
Almost always a light problem. Anthurium needs consistently bright indirect light to keep flowering - in medium or low light it will survive but stop producing new blooms.
Yellow leaves with soggy roots
Overwatering, and Anthurium is unusually sensitive to it. Let the top layer of soil dry out and make sure the pot drains freely - standing water is the fastest way to lose this plant.
Crispy, curling leaf edges
Low humidity. Anthurium is an epiphyte from humid tropical forests - a humidifier or pebble tray makes a bigger difference here than almost any other fix.
Leggy growth with long bare stems
Not enough light. Move it brighter - flowering and compact growth both depend on light levels most people underestimate.
Seeing yellow leaves specifically? Read the full yellow leaves diagnostic guide for how to tell the causes apart.
The Anthurium question I get most is 'why did it stop flowering' - and the answer is nearly always a light change nobody noticed, like a season shift or a piece of furniture that started casting shade. Flowering is the most light-sensitive thing this plant does.
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