Anthurium warocqueanum 'Aurea'
Golden Queen Anthurium
UK price
£80 to £300
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About Anthurium warocqueanum 'Aurea'
Anthurium warocqueanum 'Aurea' is a pigment-deficient colour form of the Queen Anthurium, in which new leaves emerge a soft chartreuse-gold rather than the species' usual near-black green. The elongated, velvet-textured blade and bold silvery-white venation remain true to the species, but the golden cast gives the plant a different appearance as it matures and slowly deepens toward green with age. The aurea trait is unstable and easily lost through tissue culture.
Native range
Cultivated colour-form selection of the species native to Colombia.
Classification
- Genus
- Anthurium
- Family
- Araceae
- Type
- Sport
- Growth habit
- Epiphytic, compact to climbing
- Form of
- Anthurium warocqueanum
Morphology
- Leaf shape
- Elongated cordateHeart-shaped foliage, featuring a rounded notch (sinus) where the leaf stem attaches.-sagittateArrowhead-shaped leaves, with pointed lobes at the base pointing downwards., narrow sinus
- Leaf length
- 55-100 cm
- Leaf width
- 15-25 cm
- Petiole colour
- Pale gold-green, terete
- Venation
- Bold silvery-white primary veins
- Texture
- Thick, velvety, matte
- Variegation
- N/A
- Growth habit
- Basal rosette to slowly climbing
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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 system through the drainage holes if possible; healthy roots are firm and pale, not brown and mushy
- Inspect the full leaf surface for tears or fungal spotting, since this species' thin leaves are more fragile than most large anthuriums
- Given how far pricing has corrected from its speculative peak, compare against several current listings rather than an old reference price
Anthurium warocqueanum 'Aurea' 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 this species roots into naturally. A moss pole or support helps as older plants begin to climb.
- Watering
- Water thoroughly, then let the top third of the mix dry before watering again. This is one of the more rot-prone anthuriums in cultivation given how thin the leaves are relative to their size — err firmly on the side of underwatering.
- Humidity
- Very high, 75-95%. Good airflow alongside that humidity matters as much as the number itself — stagnant humid air causes fungal problems faster than moderate humidity with movement.
- 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 into a pot only slightly larger than the current one, sized for the eventual leaf length; these dislike being over-potted into a large volume of slow-drying mix.
Common problems
Fungal spotting on the thin leaf surface
Cause: Stagnant, still humid air rather than humidity with movement
Fix: Add gentle airflow (a small fan on low) alongside high humidity, not instead of it
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
Torn or stressed leaf edges
Cause: Physical damage in transit or handling — the leaves are thinner and more fragile than most large anthuriums
Fix: Handle and transport with extra care; damaged tissue on this species doesn't recover, it just sits there until the leaf is replaced
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.
- Coir Moss Pole, 120cm (4-Pack)Coco coir totem for climbing aroids to root into as they grow upward.
How to propagate Anthurium warocqueanum 'Aurea'
- 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. Given the leaf size involved, divisions establish far more reliably than top cuttings.