Anthurium schlechtendalii
Anthurium schlechtendalii Kunth · Anthurium schlechtendalii
Typical UK price
£11
Limited data
Price by size
- Sold, 90 days
- 0
- Middle half
- -
- Last sold
- 17 Jul 2026
- On record
- 2
Cutting/cormEstimate
7cm2 sold
12cmEstimate
MatureEstimate
- Sale
- Typical
- Middle half
- Estimate
for a 7cm pot
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Recent UK sales
For sale in the UK
By month
| Month | Median | Sold |
|---|---|---|
| Jul 2026 | £11 | 2 |
Before you buy
- Check the central growing point isn't holding standing water, which can lead to crown rot in rosette-forming species
- Confirm the root system looks proportionate to the rosette — this is a genuinely root-heavy grower at maturity
- Given its eventual size, make sure you have the floor space before buying a young plant expecting it to stay compact
- Inspect leaf undersides for scale or mealybugs, easy to miss on large, glossy foliage
About Anthurium schlechtendalii
A robust root system and a large, strap-like rosette give Anthurium schlechtendalii genuine architectural presence, closer in spirit to a big bromeliad than to the smaller velvet species most of this collection favours. Native from Mexico down to northern South America, it grows as both epiphyte and terrestrial, nesting in tree crotches or rooting directly into the humid forest floor. Leaves emerge from a central crown in a self-heading rosette, glossy and slightly wavy at the margin. Collectors grow it for exactly that structural form and root mass rather than for colour or venation.
Native range
Mexico to northern South America
Classification
- Genus
- Anthurium
- Family
- Araceae
- Type
- Wild
- Growth habit
- Self-heading, bird's-nest rosette
Morphology
- Leaf shape
- Oblanceolate, strap-like
- Leaf length
- Large, up to 100cm+
- Leaf width
- Moderate, strap-like
- Petiole colour
- Green
- Venation
- PinnateVeins or lobes arranged like a feather, branching out symmetrically on both sides of a single main central vein./prominent midrib
- Texture
- Glossy, slightly wavy
- Variegation
- None
- Growth habit
- Self-heading rosette
Anthurium schlechtendalii care
- Substrate
- A chunky, well-draining mix — bark, perlite and potting compost — suits its thick, robust root system; it tolerates a coarser substrate than the fine-rooted velvet species.
- Watering
- Water when the top half of the substrate is dry. Its thick, glossy leaves and substantial root mass make it more tolerant of an occasional missed watering than most anthuriums in this collection.
- Humidity
- High, but genuinely comfortable at typical UK household humidity without supplemental equipment — one of the more forgiving large species in the genus.
- Feeding
- Balanced liquid fertiliser at quarter strength every 4 weeks during active growth; its size supports slightly heavier feeding than compact velvet species.
- Repotting
- Every 2-3 years, sizing up as the rosette widens; a mature plant becomes large and needs a stable, heavy pot to match its root mass.
Common problems
Bacterial or fungal leaf spotting
Cause: Water sitting in the rosette's central cup
Fix: Water at the base and avoid letting water pool in the crown
Slow to size up
Cause: A pot too small for the eventual root mass this species develops
Fix: Repot into a larger, stable container once roots visibly fill the current one
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 schlechtendalii
- Methods
- Offset (keiki), Stem cutting. Step-by-step guide
- Difficulty
- Easy. Forgiving of missed waterings, average home humidity, and imperfect light. A solid pick for beginners or low-fuss collections.
- Time to establish
- 3-6 months
- True from cuttings
- Yes. Cuttings keep the cultivar's character.
- Notes
- Propagates readily from basal offsets once the rosette is established — one of the more straightforward large anthuriums to divide, and reliable enough that it's a reasonable first attempt at anthurium propagation.