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Anthurium
Anthurium andraeanum · Perennial
Anthurium is a slow-growing perennial, hardy in USDA zones 11-12, that matures to about 1–1.5 ft × 10–12 in. It does best in part shade with medium water needs in well-drained and moist soil. It stands up well to humidity and grows happily in containers.
- USDA zones
- 11-12
- Sun
- Part shade
- Water
- Medium
- Mature size
- 1–1.5 ft × 10–12 in
- Growth rate
- Slow
- Maintenance
- Medium
- Soil
- Well-drained, Moist
- Bloom color
- Green, Pink, Red, Variegated, White
- Tough against
- Humidity
- Toxic to
- People
- Native to
- Colombia, Ecuador, Venezuelan Antilles, Windward Islands
Will it survive your winters?
We score Anthurium’s freeze-trouble range against the real coldest nights your area has recorded.
Powered by ~35 years of daily lows from the nearest NOAA weather station. A risk read, not a guarantee — a sheltered spot or mature plant beats the odds.
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