Anthurium gracile
Description
Source: leafsnapAnthurium gracile, the red pearls anthurium, is a species of flowering plant in the family Araceae, native to the American tropics. An epiphyte, when kept as a houseplant it needs excellent drainage.
Care Guide
💧 Water
☀️ Light Partial sun
Red pearls anthurium is native to habitats like forest understories or rocky areas, where it grows in natural shade. Its preferred light condition is partial sun, but it can adjust to full sun or full shade, demonstrating its versatile and hardy nature.
🌡️ Temperature 20–37.8°C
Red Pearls anthurium comes from tropical areas where the climate is generally warm and humid. Consequently, it is suited to high temperatures and moisture. It does not tolerate sudden temperature swings and prefers a consistent thermal environment, so preventing indoor temperature fluctuations is important. It typically cannot withstand cold and needs warmer conditions to grow; if the surrounding temperature falls too low, the plant may stop growing or even die.
💨 Humidity
🪴 Soil 6-7
🌱 Fertilizer
Red Pearls anthurium needs the most fertilizer during its active growth period, which takes place mainly in spring, summer, and early fall. Fertilizing supplies essential nutrients that the soil may lack, supporting healthy root and stem growth and producing attractive foliage, a key characteristic of this plant.
🪴 Pot & Repot Once a year
Repot the Red Pearls anthurium in spring or summer once it’s warm enough, choosing a slightly larger pot with good drainage. Water thoroughly after repotting and place it in a bright spot with indirect light. Consider adding a moss pole to support the plant as it grows.
✂️ Pruning
🌿 Propagating
🐛 Diseases & pets
☠️ Toxicity
Characteristics
- Plant Type
- Herb, Vine
- Life Cycle
- Perennial
- Genus
- Anthurium
- Family
- Araceae
- Hardiness Zone
- 11-12
- Mature Height
- 30 cm to 61 cm
- Mature Spread
- 30 cm to 46 cm
- Leaf Color
- Green, Dark Green
- Leaf Type
- Evergreen
- Flower Size
- 5.08 cm to 7.62 cm
- Bloom Time
- All year round
- Planting Time
- Spring, Summer, Autumn
- Harvest Time
- All year round
- Native Area
- Colombia, Belize, Honduras, Guatemala, Bolivia, Venezuela, Peru, Guyana, Brazil, Nicaragua, Ecuador, Costa Rica, Panama