Light
Bright indirect • approx. 10,000–20,000 lux







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Quick Care Guide
Light
Bright indirect • approx. 10,000–20,000 lux
Watering
Water when ~30–50% dry
Substrate
Airy + fast-draining • Light moisture buffer • Bark-based • Medium-chunky
Temperature
Ideal: 18–28 °C • Avoid below: 15 °C
Humidity
Moist 50–60 %
Growth habit
Rosette-forming epiphytic herbaceous perennial.
Support
not needed
Growth speed
Average
Max size indoors
Max. height: 60 cm • Max. spread: 60 cm
Toxicity & safety
Toxic
Origin & habitat
Variegated form of Anthurium bonplandii; species native from Central America to northwestern South America
Outdoor growing
Outside from 15 °C · sheltered spot
These care values are quick reference points for indoor growing. Use them as a guide, then adjust for pot size, substrate, temperature and how quickly the substrate dries.
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Anthurium bonplandii variegata grows as a broad bird’s-nest-style rosette with firm, leathery leaves. Its pale markings can appear as fine marbling, larger sectors or uneven cream to yellow-green patches across the blade.
The base species, Anthurium bonplandii, is native to tropical South America, where it grows as a subshrub or epiphyte in wet tropical habitats. “Variegata” is used for the cultivated variegated form. The plant grows from a crown-forming rosette, with pale markings that differ from leaf to leaf.
Established plants can become broad, with large leathery leaves depending on age, warmth, light and root space. At maturity, the plant may produce typical Anthurium spathes and spadices. Indoors, the variegated leaves are usually more noticeable than the flowers.
Pale sections contain less chlorophyll than green tissue. Greener parts of the leaf do more of the photosynthesis, so large pale areas can mark faster under heat, direct sun, drought stress or root stress.
Keep Anthurium bonplandii variegata away from pets and children. Like other Anthuriums, it contains calcium oxalate crystals; plant material can irritate the mouth and throat if ingested, and sap may irritate skin or eyes.
The genus Anthurium refers to the flower and its tail-like spadix. The epithet bonplandii honours Aimé Bonpland.
Plant names, growth habits, natural habitats and indoor care guidance are checked against trusted botanical, habitat and horticultural references before publication.View our plant care resources and references.