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Anthurium warocqueanum

Anthurium warocqueanum, Araceae

Sources last read 14 September 2026.

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Anthurium warocqueanum (Anthurium warocqueanum), the whole plant.
Steven Walling, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Wikimedia Commons

Anthurium warocqueanum is toxic

  • Not assessed for cats. This plant is not on the ASPCA list. That is not a finding of safety: none of the sources read for this site gives an answer either way. Treat it as unknown.
  • Not assessed for dogs. This plant is not on the ASPCA list. That is not a finding of safety: none of the sources read for this site gives an answer either way. Treat it as unknown.
  • Toxic to people. Harmful when eaten; irritates skin and eyes and can cause allergy. Use gloves and protective gear when handling it. RHS

What the sources say about its care

Light
Partial shade
RHS · read 13 September 2026
Water
Moist but well-drained
RHS · read 13 September 2026
Humidity

No source read publishes a humidity figure for any plant on this site. What follows is general guidance for foliage plants.

ASHRAE recommends indoor relative humidity between 30% and 60% 30–60%
Penn State Extension · read 13 September 2026
Temperature

How cold this tolerates, not what it prefers. No source read for this site publishes a preferred range for a plant indoors.

H1A — warmer than 15°C 15 °C
RHS · read 13 September 2026
Soil
Loam, Sand; pH Acid or Neutral
RHS · read 13 September 2026
Toxic to cats
Not on the ASPCA list. That is not a finding of safety.
ASPCA · read 13 September 2026
Toxic to dogs
Not on the ASPCA list. That is not a finding of safety.
ASPCA · read 13 September 2026
Harmful to people
Harmful when eaten; irritates skin and eyes and can cause allergy. Use gloves and protective gear when handling it.
RHS · read 13 September 2026

Routine care

Watering
It helps to water with room-temperature rainwater or filtered water (for example, reverse osmosis water), since the plant can react to chemicals building up from hard tap water. Let the compost dry before the next thorough watering. Do not leave plants standing in water for extended periods, as this can rot the roots.
RHS · read 13 September 2026
Feeding
From April to September, the growing season, plants benefit from a proprietary orchid fertiliser.
RHS · read 13 September 2026
Propagation
Increase from leaf-bud or stem-tip cuttings.
RHS · read 13 September 2026
Pruning
Pruning is not needed.
RHS · read 13 September 2026
Pests and diseases
Can be troubled by scale insects, mealybugs and red spider mite. Diseases: usually none.
RHS · read 13 September 2026

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About the plant

Anthurium warocqueanum, commonly known as the Queen Anthurium, is a species of plant in the genus Anthurium. Native to Colombia, it is grown in more temperate climates as a greenhouse specimen or houseplant for its ornamental foliage.

From Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0 · read 13 September 2026

Native range
Colombia
World Checklist of Vascular Plants, June 2026 release, CC BY.
Kew WCVP · read 13 September 2026
Colombia
RHS · read 13 September 2026
Climate
wet tropical
World Checklist of Vascular Plants, June 2026 release, CC BY.
Kew WCVP · read 13 September 2026
Growth form
epiphyte
World Checklist of Vascular Plants, June 2026 release, CC BY.
Kew WCVP · read 13 September 2026
Climbing (evergreen)
RHS · read 13 September 2026
Size
Height 1-1.5 metres; spread 0.5-1 metres after 5–10 years
RHS · read 13 September 2026
Flowering
Flowers green in summer
RHS · read 13 September 2026

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What this does not cover

The figures above are what published sources say, not measurements of the plant in your room. They say nothing about your pot size, your water, the season, or how far from the glass the plant stands, and those decide more than any figure here does.

Humidity has no species figure because no source read for this site publishes one, and the only temperature published for this plant is a cold floor. The simulator fills those gaps with general figures for its kind of plant, marked as general and listed on how we read sources. Where a toxicity row says the plant was not assessed, that is the absence of a finding and not a finding of safety.

If something is already wrong, the diagnosis tool asks about the soil, the window and the watering, which is where the answer usually is.