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: 18–27 °C • Avoid below: 15 °C
Humidity
Moist 50–60 %
Growth habit
Upright clumping epiphytic herbaceous perennial.
Support
optional
Growth speed
Average
Max size indoors
Max. height: 50 cm • Max. spread: 50 cm
Toxicity & safety
Toxic
Origin & habitat
Cultivar of Anthurium crystallinum; species native from Panama to Colombia
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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Compact growth, dark velvet leaves and bright white venation define Anthurium crystallinum ‘Crystal Hope’. The leaves face outward from the crown, so the pale veins remain easy to see even while the plant stays relatively neat in a pot.
The plant pairs outward-facing leaves and pale venation with thick epiphytic roots that need an airy pot setup. Its crown presents the leaves outward and keeps the plant tighter than many large velvet Anthuriums.
Anthurium crystallinum ‘Crystal Hope’ forms a tidy crown with leaves that expand outward from the centre. A close-fitting pot helps the root zone dry at a sensible pace, while a chunky substrate keeps moisture moving around the thick roots.
New leaves are soft while expanding and can mark or crease if the air is very dry. Once hardened, the blade becomes darker and the vein pattern looks clearer, especially in bright filtered light.
Anthurium crystallinum ‘Crystal Hope’ contains calcium oxalate crystals and should be kept away from pets and small children. Chewing the plant can irritate the mouth and throat, and sap from damaged tissue can irritate skin or eyes.
The genus name Anthurium comes from Greek words for flower and tail, referring to the spadix. Anthurium crystallinum Linden & André was published in 1873 and is accepted as a species native from Panama to Colombia. The Latin epithet crystallinum means crystal-like or resembling crystal. ‘Crystal Hope’ was patented in 1995 and described as a controlled cross between two crystallinum breeding selections, LV-36 and LV-40, developed in Cartago, Costa Rica by Claude Hope.
Dark velvet blades stay close to the crown, with white veins held clearly across each leaf.
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