Anthurium waterburyanum
Waterbury's Velvet Anthurium
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About Anthurium waterburyanum
Anthurium waterburyanum is a hemiepiphytic species endemic to northwestern Ecuador, where seedlings begin life as epiphytes before sending roots down to the forest floor. It is grown almost entirely for its large, cordate leaves, which carry a dense velvety texture and deep, near-black green colouring set off by pale, sunken primary veins. The broad, heart-shaped blades sit on stout, upright petioles and can reach substantial size on a mature plant, giving it real presence as a specimen. It sits alongside Anthurium warocqueanum as a benchmark velvet-leaf species and is frequently used as breeding stock for velvet-leaf hybrids.
Native range
Endemic to the humid intermediate-elevation forests of northwestern Ecuador.
Classification
- Genus
- Anthurium
- Family
- Araceae
- Type
- Wild
- Growth habit
- Hemiepiphytic, upright rosette
Morphology
- Leaf shape
- Broadly cordateHeart-shaped foliage, featuring a rounded notch (sinus) where the leaf stem attaches.
- Leaf length
- 35-60 cm
- Leaf width
- 25-45 cm
- Petiole colour
- Stout, pale green
- Venation
- Pale, deeply sunken primary veins on dark blade
- Texture
- Dense velvet
- Variegation
- N/A
- Growth habit
- Upright, self-heading rosette
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Before you buy
- Check the leaf shows deep, near-black green colouring with pale, deeply sunken primary veins; this is the species' signature contrast and should be clearly visible even in an average listing photo
- Confirm the petiole is stout and pale green as described; a thin or differently coloured petiole may indicate a hybrid using waterburyanum as one parent rather than the pure species
- Given this species is frequently used as breeding stock for velvet-leaf hybrids, verify with the seller that you're buying the straight species and not an unlabelled cross
- As a hemiepiphyte, check root health carefully: seedlings begin as epiphytes and can be more sensitive to being kept constantly wet than fully terrestrial Anthurium
- At Large mature size (leaves to 60 cm) and Advanced difficulty, confirm you have both the space and the 60-80% humidity capacity before committing