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Anthurium luxurians × radicans
Luxurians Radicans Hybrid
- 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.
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7cm Target Price
£17.00
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Before You Buy
Species-specific things to check when evaluating a listing
- Check the growing point (the newest, unopened leaf) for firmness — softness here usually means rot has already reached the crown
- Look at the root system through the drainage holes if possible; healthy roots are firm and pale, not brown and mushy
- Look at the most recent leaves specifically for bullate texture, since this hybrid varies in how strongly it expresses the luxurians parent
- As one of the more affordable luxurians crosses, compare price against leaf count and texture quality rather than the name alone
Anthurium luxurians × radicans Morphology
About Anthurium luxurians × radicans
Two Colombian species with distinct habits meet in this compact hybrid: luxurians lends its signature bullate, strongly quilted leaf surface, while radicans — a compact creeping species valued for its manageable habit and firm leaf substance — contributes a more restrained, terrestrial growth form. The outcome is a self-heading plant with a short basal crown, cordate leaves showing a shallow to moderate sinus, and a strongly bullate, quilted surface in a glossy to satin deep green. Thick, sturdy petioles rise from the crown with basal roots spreading into the substrate — heavy texture from luxurians, a more practical size and care profile than the pure species from radicans.
Propagation Guide
How to Propagate Anthurium luxurians × radicans
Propagation Guide
How to Propagate Anthurium luxurians × radicans
8-14 months
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.
Care Guide
Anthurium luxurians × radicans Care Guide & Growing Conditions
Care Guide
Anthurium luxurians × radicans Care Guide & Growing Conditions
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 leaf litter these grow in naturally. Standard potting compost alone stays too wet around the roots.
Water thoroughly, then let the top third of the mix dry before watering again. Velvet-leaf anthuriums are more sensitive to root rot than most houseplants, so err on the side of underwatering rather than keeping it constantly damp.
High, 75-90%. Consistent humidity keeps the quilted texture and colour depth at their best; average room humidity alone tends to show it within a few weeks.
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.
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
Substrate that stays wet, often from a mix that's too dense or a pot with poor drainage
Repot into a chunkier mix immediately, trim away any mushy roots, and let the plant recover in a smaller pot before sizing up again
Thrips or spider mite damage
Dry air and still conditions, especially indoors over winter
Increase humidity and airflow together, and treat visible pest damage with a systemic or contact treatment rather than water alone
Reverting toward a plainer, less bullate leaf
A naturally variable hybrid — individual plants lean more toward one parent or the other
Nothing to fix as such; judge the specific plant and its most recent leaves rather than expecting a fixed, uniform look
Lineage
Anthurium luxurians × radicans Parentage
Lineage
Anthurium luxurians × radicans Parentage
A horticultural cross — priced, illustrated and tracked independently of either parent.
Field Reference
In the Wild
Field Reference
In the Wild
Field Notes
A Deliberately Textured Proposition
Anthurium luxurians contributes heavy bullation: that deeply puckered, upholstered surface quality that makes it one of the more tactilely interesting aroids in cultivation. Anthurium radicans contributes a climbing, spreading habit and further textural interest. The cross produces a scrambling plant with ridged, puckered leaves that catch light in a way that flat-leaved species cannot manage. As a young plant it reads as merely vigorous; given time and appropriate conditions it reveals the full surface quality of the cross. Worth growing on with patience.
Also in: Complex Hybrids
Deliberate crosses between two named species, combining leaf shape, texture and size traits from both parents.
