Anthurium friedrichsthalii
Central America to Ecuador.
First described by Heinrich Wilhelm Schott. (1855)
Long narrow strap-like green leaves that hang down from the plant; foliage is usually glossy to satin rather than velvety.
Epiphytic Anthurium with a short stem and pendant strap leaves; usually grown mounted, in baskets, or at the edge of a shelf so leaves can hang freely.
Named for Emanuel von Friedrichsthal, Austrian traveller and plant collector.
Accepted Anthurium species. POWO lists it as an epiphytic subshrub from the wet tropical biome. Its long narrow leaves are pendant in cultivation, so current DB growth_habit uses trailing as the closest available single value.
Give bright filtered light, warmth, humidity, and excellent drainage. Let the mix become lightly dry rather than stale and wet.
Use a basket, mount, or pot where the long leaves are not bent against shelves. Avoid burying the short stem.
Monthly at quarter to half strength during active growth. Flush occasionally if using mineral fertiliser.
- Root rot in dense media; broken pendant leaves; spider mites or scale in dry rooms; yellowing if kept too wet.
- A useful database case where “pendant” would be a more precise habit than trailing, but trailing is the closest current allowed value.