Anthurium superbum
Bird's Nest Anthurium
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Anthurium Superbum Plant in 6" Pot 14" Tall 16" Wide LARGE
US$75 · 18 Jun 2026Anthurium Superbum Plant in 6" Pot 17" Tall 12" Wide
US$62 · 31 May 2026Anthurium Superbum Plant in 6" Pot 18" Tall 11" Wide
US$63 · 5 May 2026
Before you buy
- Check the central growing point isn't holding standing water, which can lead to crown rot in rosette-forming species
- Inspect the leaf surface for bacterial or fungal spotting, more visible on this species' larger, tougher leaves
- Confirm the root system looks proportionate to the rosette size — this tends to be a more root-heavy grower than the compact velvet types
- Check for pest damage on the undersides of the broad leaves, an easy place for scale or mealybugs to go unnoticed
About Anthurium superbum
A tight rosette of elongated, leathery leaves gives Anthurium superbum a habit closer to a bromeliad than to the sprawling velvet species most collectors picture. Native to humid lowland and montane forest in Costa Rica and Panama, the deep green blades carry a distinctly bronzy underside and quilted venation between prominent ribs, rising from a short, self-heading crown. It grows either terrestrially in rich organic soil or epiphytically on decaying wood and root masses, and it's the bold architectural presence — not colour or venation — that collectors value it for.
Native range
Costa Rica to Panama
Classification
- Genus
- Anthurium
- Family
- Araceae
- Type
- Wild
- Growth habit
- Self-heading bird's-nest rosette
Morphology
- Leaf shape
- Elongated, leathery, entire
- Leaf length
- 40-70 cm
- Leaf width
- 10-20 cm
- Petiole colour
- Green to bronze
- Venation
- Strongly quilted between prominent ribs
- Texture
- Thick, leathery
- Variegation
- N/A
- Growth habit
- Compact self-heading rosette
Anthurium superbum care
- Substrate
- A chunky, open aroid mix — equal parts orchid bark, perlite and coco chunk — still suits the roots best, though this leathery-leaved species tolerates a slightly denser mix better than the velvet-leaf species if drainage is otherwise good.
- Watering
- Water thoroughly and let the top third of the mix dry before watering again. The thick, leathery leaves hold moisture better than the thin velvet types, so it's a little more forgiving of an occasional missed watering.
- Humidity
- High, 65-80% — more forgiving than the velvet-leaf species in this collection, and comfortable at typical UK household humidity without supplemental equipment.
- Feeding
- Feed at quarter to half strength every 2 weeks in the growing season; drop to monthly over winter. This species' tougher leaves tolerate slightly more consistent feeding than the more delicate velvet species.
- Repotting
- Repot every 12-18 months, or when the rosette outgrows its pot. It generally builds a larger root mass than the compact velvet-leaf types and appreciates slightly more room at repotting time.
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 and trim away any mushy roots
Bacterial or fungal leaf spotting
Cause: Water sitting in the rosette's central cup or on the leaf surface
Fix: Water at the base and avoid letting water pool in the crown of the rosette
Pale, stretched growth
Cause: Insufficient light for a species that wants brighter conditions than the shade-loving velvet types
Fix: Move to brighter indirect light
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 superbum
- 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
- Propagates from basal offsets once the rosette produces them, separated with a clean cut and potted individually; slower to offset than the cane and rhizomatous types elsewhere in the genus, but divisions establish reliably.