Anthurium corrugatum
Corrugated Velvet Anthurium
UK price
£25 to £80
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Before you buy
- Check the growing point (the newest, unopened leaf) for firmness — softness here usually means rot has already reached the crown
- Look at the root mass, which should be dense and pale rather than sparse or dark and mushy
- Look for well-developed corrugation across the leaf rather than a flatter, less textured blade
- Ask about growing temperature history, since this species is less tolerant of consistently warm rooms than most anthuriums in this collection
About Anthurium corrugatum
Thick, leathery leaves strongly corrugated into a quilted, bullate surface set Anthurium corrugatum apart from the smoother velvet species it's often compared to. Native to humid wet tropical forest and cloud forest in Ecuador and northwestern South America, it forms a compact, self-supporting rosette from a short stem and dense root mass, its elongated cordate blades carrying a narrow sinus and prominent quilted venation. It doesn't climb and stays relatively compact for the genus, which makes its heavy texture the whole draw rather than scale or colour.
Native range
Ecuador / northwestern South America
Classification
- Genus
- Anthurium
- Family
- Araceae
- Type
- Wild
- Growth habit
- Epiphytic, compact, self-supporting
Morphology
- Leaf shape
- Elongated cordateHeart-shaped foliage, featuring a rounded notch (sinus) where the leaf stem attaches. with narrow sinus
- Leaf length
- 20-30cm
- Leaf width
- 10-18cm
- Petiole colour
- Green
- Venation
- Quilted, prominent green
- Texture
- Thick, leathery, strongly corrugated/bullate
- Variegation
- None
- Growth habit
- Basal crown rosette
Anthurium corrugatum care
- Substrate
- A chunky, open aroid mix — equal parts orchid bark, perlite and coco chunk, with a smaller portion of moss or coco coir for moisture retention — mimics the loose, well-aerated conditions its dense root mass grips onto in the wild. Standard potting compost alone stays too wet around the roots.
- Watering
- Water thoroughly, then let the top third of the mix dry before watering again. Its thick, leathery leaves are more forgiving of an occasional missed watering than the thinner velvet species, but standing moisture at the roots is still the main risk.
- Humidity
- High, 75-90%, in cool-to-moderate temperatures reflecting its cloud-forest origin. A closed cabinet suits it better than a warm, dry room.
- Feeding
- Feed at quarter to half strength every 2 weeks in the growing season with a balanced, nitrogen-forward fertiliser; drop to monthly over winter. Heavy fertilising scorches the fine root system faster than it helps growth.
- Repotting
- Repot every 12-18 months, or when roots fill the pot and start pushing the plant upward. Choose a pot only slightly larger than the current one; these dislike being over-potted into a large volume of slow-drying mix.
Common problems
Root rot
Cause: Substrate that stays wet, often from a mix that's too dense or a pot with poor drainage
Fix: Repot into a chunkier mix immediately, trim away any mushy roots, and let the plant recover in a smaller pot before sizing up again
Flattening of the corrugated leaf texture
Cause: Insufficient light or humidity for the bullate surface to develop fully
Fix: Increase both light and humidity together; the texture this species is grown for is a direct response to good growing conditions
Slow growth or stalling in warm rooms
Cause: A cloud-forest species that prefers cooler conditions than most collector anthuriums
Fix: Move to a cooler spot if temperatures regularly run above the mid-20s°C
Gear for this plant
- Premium New Zealand Sphagnum Moss, 100gLong-fibre sphagnum for air-layering, top-dressing, and epiphyte substrate mixes.
- Natural Rooting Powder, 3 x 75gRooting hormone powder for stem and leaf cuttings.
- Precision Bonsai Pruning Scissors, 200mmFine-bladed snips for clean node cuts when taking a cutting.
- Humidity Dome, Heavy-Duty Germination KitVented propagation dome for holding humidity around fresh cuttings.
How to propagate Anthurium corrugatum
- Methods
- Stem cutting, Offset (keiki). Step-by-step guide
- Difficulty
- Challenging. Needs stable humidity, consistent moisture, and bright indirect light to thrive. Best suited to experienced aroid growers.
- Time to establish
- 8-14 months
- Notes
- Divides cleanly at the base once a plant has produced multiple growth points — separate with a clean cut, dust with cinnamon or a fungicide, and pot each division into fresh, chunky aroid mix. Top cuttings with at least one node and aerial root also root reliably in damp sphagnum.