Anthurium plowmanii
Peru to Brazil (Mato Grosso do Sul) and Paraguay.
First described by Thomas B. Croat. (1987)
Large leathery strap-like leaves with strongly undulating/wavy margins, usually arranged in a broad bird’s-nest style rosette.
Large self-heading rosette Anthurium that can become wide and architectural with age.
Named for botanist Timothy Plowman.
Accepted Anthurium species. POWO lists it as an epiphyte or lithophyte from the seasonally dry tropical biome, so it should not be treated like a constantly wet cloud-forest velvet Anthurium.
Use a chunky mix and allow slight drying between waterings. It usually tolerates normal home humidity better than many velvet Anthuriums if roots stay healthy.
Repot only when needed into a chunky bark/perlite/coco or similar aroid mix. Keep the crown above the mix and avoid oversized pots.
Monthly at quarter to half strength during active growth. Flush occasionally if using mineral fertiliser.
- Overpotting and soggy mix causing rot; brown tips from salts or prolonged dryness; too little space for the wide rosette.
- The trade name “Wave of Love” is extremely dramatic, but the wavy leaf margins do deserve the theatre XD.