Anthurium magnificum × luxurians

Parentage and origin of Anthurium magnificum × luxurians

This hybrid was created in cultivation and exists only in cultivation. Anthurium magnificum grows epiphytically in Colombian wet forest. A. luxurians grows on the forest floor and is known for strongly bullate foliage.

Care for Anthurium magnificum × luxurians

• Mature leaf care: Use a gentle brush or rinse only after the leaves are firm. Drain water from the recessed vein valleys and provide gentle airflow until the surfaces are dry.
• A steady base: Use a stable pot that fits the root ball. If the broadening crown alters the plant’s balance, secure the inner pot inside a heavier outer pot.
• Position and light: Allow room around the broad crown and provide bright filtered light, keeping the leaves away from hot glass and strong midday rays.
• Temperature and humidity: Keep temperatures around 18–27 °C, with prolonged cold below 15 °C avoided. Provide about 60–80% humidity.
• Watering: When the upper root zone begins to dry but slight moisture remains deeper down, soak the potting mix evenly and allow it to drain fully.
• Potting mix: A coarse, airy potting mix helps water move through the pot while leaving air around the roots.
• Repotting: Inspect the root ball when roots or new shoots crowd the pot or the mix has broken down. Refresh degraded mix separately and move to a slightly wider pot only when the roots or basal growth need more room.
• Feeding: During a flush of new foliage, apply complete houseplant fertiliser at moderate strength; then taper the feed as the plant slows down.
• Propagation: Use a well-rooted division where possible; healthy rhizome material with an active growing point can also be established.

Troubleshooting the broad crown and quilted leaves

• An unstable cover pot: As the broad crown changes the plant’s balance, a light outer pot may rock or tip. Keep the root-fitting inner pot and stabilise it inside a heavier outer pot.
• Residue that follows the recessed veins: Pale tracks along the vein channels are often dried mineral deposits. Rinse the firm leaf gently with low-mineral water, let the channels drain and blot away what remains.
• A raised section hardens flat or creased: Contact while the leaf is still expanding can press part of the soft quilted surface out of shape. Increase the clearance around the next opening leaf and steady the pot so the blade does not brush nearby objects.

Anthurium magnificum × luxurians is toxic to people and pets

• Keep this plant away from children, cats and dogs.
• Its leaves and stems contain insoluble calcium oxalate crystals, which can irritate the mouth, throat, skin and eyes.
• Chewing may cause burning pain, drooling, swelling, vomiting or difficulty swallowing. Contact a veterinarian or medical professional after exposure, especially if swelling or breathing problems occur.

Anthurium magnificum and Anthurium luxurians: where the names come from

The genus name Anthurium combines Greek anthos, “flower”, and oura, “tail”, referring to the tail-like spadix. The epithet magnificum is Latin for magnificent. The epithet luxurians is Latin for luxuriant or abundant.

Heinrich Wilhelm Schott established the genus Anthurium in 1829 in Wiener Zeitschrift für Kunst, Literatur, Theater und Mode, volume 3, page 828.

Jean Jules Linden first described Anthurium magnificum in 1865 in Catalogue des Plantes Exotiques, volume 19, page 2.

Thomas Bernard Croat and Richard N. Cirino first described Anthurium luxurians in 2005 in Aroideana, volume 28, page 56.