Anthurium jenmanii
Jenmanii Anthurium
UK price
£25 to £80
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About Anthurium jenmanii
Anthurium jenmanii is a robust, self-heading species from the forests of Colombia and Venezuela, prized for its large, thick, corrugated leaves that carry a subtle quilted texture and deep green colour bordering on velvet in strong specimens. It grows as a compact rosette rather than a vine, building a substantial plant over time without needing a support to climb. Beyond its own merits as a collector species, jenmanii has been widely used as a parent in Anthurium hybridising, lending its sturdy leaf texture and reliable growth habit to numerous named hybrids in circulation today.
Native range
Colombia and Venezuela
Classification
- Genus
- Anthurium
- Family
- Araceae
- Type
- Wild
- Growth habit
- Rosette, self-heading
Morphology
- Leaf shape
- Broadly ovateEgg-shaped leaves, with the wider end near the base.-cordateHeart-shaped foliage, featuring a rounded notch (sinus) where the leaf stem attaches., corrugated
- Leaf length
- 35-60 cm
- Leaf width
- 25-40 cm
- Petiole colour
- Green, stout
- Venation
- Deeply impressed, quilted
- Texture
- Thick, corrugated, semi-velvety
- Variegation
- None
- Growth habit
- Compact self-heading rosette
Recent UK sales
No UK eBay sales recorded for this plant yet.
For sale in the UK
UK shops
| Shop | Stock | Checked | Price |
|---|---|---|---|
| Conservatory Archives 24cm pot | Sold out | 2 Nov 2026 | £48 |
Before you buy
- Check the root system is healthy and white/firm, not mushy or dark
- Leaves should show visible corrugation and thickness; thin, flat leaves suggest insufficient humidity in prior care
- Inspect the underside of leaves for thrips or spider mite damage
- Confirm the seller's ID matches jenmanii's characteristic quilted texture rather than a similar-looking hybrid
Anthurium jenmanii care
- Substrate
- Chunky, well-draining aroid mix: 40% orchid bark, 30% perlite, 20% potting compost, 10% charcoal.
- Watering
- Allow the top 3-4 cm of substrate to dry between waterings.
- Humidity
- 65-85% preferred for the best leaf texture and size.
- Feeding
- Balanced liquid fertiliser at quarter to half strength every 3-4 weeks during active growth.
- Repotting
- Every 18-24 months, or when root-bound.
Common problems
Thin, less textured new leaves
Cause: Insufficient humidity
Fix: Increase ambient humidity; leaf thickness and quilting are strongly humidity-dependent
Root rot
Cause: Overwatering or poor drainage
Fix: Repot into fresh, chunky substrate and reduce watering frequency
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.
- Digital Hygrometer & ThermometerLCD humidity and temperature gauge for checking a grow spot against a plant's target range.
How to propagate Anthurium jenmanii
- Methods
- Division, Offset (keiki). Step-by-step guide
- Difficulty
- Moderate. Rewards a consistent watering and light routine, but tolerates the occasional lapse. Suited to growers with some houseplant experience.
- Time to establish
- 4-8 months
- True from cuttings
- Yes. Cuttings keep the cultivar's character.
- Notes
- Mature plants produce basal offsets that can be separated once they have their own root system. Division at the crown is possible on well-established, multi-stemmed specimens.