Anthurium types: Clarinervium, Regale, Clavigerum, Crystallinum and more

The Anthurium plant is one of the most popular plants that can be grown both indoors and outdoors. The leaves can be either whole or incised, or deeply dissected. In the wild, the plants are in close contact with large plants so most of them are epiphytic and semi-epiphytic. 

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Anthurium Papillilaminum

The constituents of this Papillilaminum cultivar are the leaves and petiole that grow vertically and are short in length, about 13.4 inches. The leaves are dark olive green and sometimes have a shade of red to purple-red and are spear-shaped. The upper or adaxial surface of the leaf plate is velvety and does not have whitish veins.

They also have a crank joint, and this is one of the common things for all Anthuriums. It allows the leaves to rotate each side closer to the sunlight source. Another thing to know about the plant is the collecting vein that can be observed at the edge of the leaf blades. The vein does not cover the leaf completely, it starts from the first basal vein.

All Anthuriums are very different, new leaves might not look the same as the previous leaves.

Anthurium Forgetii

Forgetii is a short, slow-growing plant. It will be a great addition for those who have little room in the house, as some of us are not ready to wait months for new leaves. The plant's leaves are large and dense, have a teardrop shape with the bright green upper side and pale silvery veins. The new leaves are obviously lighter in color.

The Anthurium Forgetii is considered a little harder to grow because it takes longer to adapt but once you've mastered it, the plant will do its best.

Anthurium Veitchii

The king of the Anthuriums is the Anthurium Veitchii, a tropical plant native to Colombias. The plant is epiphyte with gorgeous gigantic leaves that gets up to 6 feet in the wild but not more than 3 feet indoor which is still noticeably huge.

The leaves are dark green with a metallic sheen. Underside of the leaf is light green, sometimes even pale powdery pink. New leaves have a slightly rusty tint. The veins are light green, very visible and closely spaced.

The Anthurium Veitchii is not difficult to care for.

Anthurium Warocqueanum

The Anthurium Warocqueanum has large leaves that are velvety and dark green, the plant itself gets bushy under the right conditions. Needs some attention to grow, not for beginners. The leaves get up to 6.6 feet long and have prominent veins.

Unlike a Philodendron or Monstera which leaves let you know whether they are going to be large or not, the Warocqueanum is not that easy. It starts small in size getting larger and larger with time. Maintaining all leaves is an indicator the plant is happy as it tends to drop old leaves when a new leaf comes out if the plant does not feel good because of its care conditions.

Anthurium Clarinervium

The Anthurium Clarinervium is a native to Mexico epiphyte with dense leathery deep green heart-shaped leaves and white veins. This variety grows up to 6 inches at max indoor so is ideal for apartments and small homes as it wouldn't grow huge like its relatives.

Anthurium Crystallinum

The Anthurium Crystallinum is famous for its silvery-white venation against a backdrop of dark green leaves. The foliage is medium in size, sometimes reaching 12 inches. Heart-shaped but slightly curved leaves with copper underside.

The plant is a slow grower. It doesn't need frequent pruning tho requires regular watering. With proper care, the Anthurium Crystallinum can please you with its flowering in a year.

Anthurium Magnificum

The Anthurium Magnificum is a perfect plant for velvety Anthurium fans. The plant is native to Colombia. The young plant has burgundy hue, with growing it gets dark green up to 6-10 inches in size having visible white veins. The stem of the plant is central and strongly rooted to support the capacious leaves.

Anthurium Regale

The Anthurium Regale is not difficult to care for, and will easily take root both outdoors and indoors. Avoid drafts and low temperature because this is a tropical plant. The regale starts growing from a centrally sturdy stem that supports broad foliage. It also has a very well-developed root system.

Anthurium Regale leaves are heart-shaped, about 3 feet in size, dense, leathery with thick veins. Only with time does the foliage begin to fade a little and become velvety green. The plant grows for up to 5-8 feet.

Anthurium Metallicum

The Anthurium Metallicum is a native of Colombia and belongs to the Araceae family.  This plant has wide, beautifully colored leaves on long petioles. The leaf blades of this plant are velvety, dark green in color, and with very pronounced veins.

The plant gets 15-20 inches in height but is a slow grower. Care tips: keep the humidity on the higher level, regular but not excessive watering, and bright indirect light.

Anthurium Andreanum

Native to South America as the evergreen perennial Anthurium Andreanum. It flowers from 1 to 12 months and has many different shades. Some flowers are almost black or two-shades. The length of the leaves is 30 cm on petioles.

In addition to being an ornamental plant, the Anthurium Andreanum is also a wonderful flower.

Anthurium Clavigerum

The Anthurium Clavigerum is one of the largest and most unusual varieties of Anthurium. It is a fast-growing plant and will grow even faster under high-level humidity and with a climbing pole. It has very large, palmate-lobed leaves, which are formed from a thick stem that emerges from the tubercle.

Avoid low temperature.

Anthurium Selbys Silver

The Anthurium Selbys Silver is a rare plant and extremely hard to find. The leaves are velvety with highly visible silver veins. The new growth sometimes turn burgundy and with developing become shiny green with many silver veins.

Anthurium Watermaliense

The Anthurium Watermaliense is an Aroid that is a hybrid native to Costa Rica and Panama. The foliage is heart-shaped and less leathery than other species. The primary veins are clearly visible underside of the leaf and darker in color than the bright green, glossy leaves. Both edges of the new leaves curl inward, like a tube. The average size of the lobed leaves is usually 1 to 2 feet and are riveted to a long petiole.

All Anthurium species have a collective vein that runs along the edge of the leaf blade. Collective veins are the union of all primary lateral veins.

Anthurium Radicans

The Anthurium Radicans is perennial and easy to grow.

The Radicans species is the smallest creeping Anthurium among others. The leaves are heart-shaped. The leaf plates are dense, and the veins deeply penetrated into the leaf make it embossed. Radicans reach heights ranging from 15 to 20 inches.

Anthurium Plowmanii

True lovers of large tropical plants should opt for the Anthurium Plowmanii. In terms of the popularity of this plant, Plowmanii is already rapidly replacing the more common Monstera.

In its natural environment, Anthurium Plowmanii grows on a tree, between stones, or in the soil. It is a large epiphytic or epilithic species. With proper care, Anthurium Plowmanii can grow gigantic in a couple of seasons. Its large leaves at home range in size from 12 to 24 inches in length. The leaf plates are beautiful glossy dark green, leathery with wavy edges.

Anthurium Superbum

The Anthurium Superbum is an easy-to-care plant. The homeland in Ecuador. 

The Superbum is a very unique hybrid species with elongated pointed leaves. The leaf plates are covered with thin grooves that protrude from the primary vein. As they mature, these sculpted leaves take on the shape of a rosette.

Anthurium Verapazense

The Anthurium Verapazense needs a support in the form of a pillar of moss. How fast it grows and the color of its leaves depends on soil type, sunlight, temperature, and several other factors.

Anthurium Verapazense is an epiphytic but sometimes terrestrial plant. The Verapazenses have long, strongly veined leaves and are supported by stiff two-foot stems. The shape of the leaves is very varied, from deltoid to ovoid, and sometimes they are deltoid-gastatic in shape and gradually tapered at the apex and noticeably lobed at the base. Both surfaces of the lamina are semi-glossy with 4–6 pairs of basal veins; there are also 7–9 primary lateral veins on each side.

Anthurium Furcatum

The Anthurium Furcatum is native to Ecuador. The plant is epiphytic.

Beautiful, large, and unusual three-lobed leaves that are erect and spreading. The leaf plate itself is on top of beautiful green color, semi-gloss. The upper surface is covered with small linear veins. The central blade has a shape from oblong to linear-oblong. The bottom of the leaf is slightly lighter and dull. Tertiary veins and collecting veins are visible on it, which extend from one of the lowest pairs of primary lateral veins and connect to the veins of the lateral lobes.

Anthurium Peltigerum

With us here is also a tropical miracle in the form of an unusual Anthurium Peltigerum. It is this variety called Peltigerum that is one of the most unusual Anthuriums because of the shape of its leaf, and as you will see, it is antler-shaped, and Peltigerum is one of only 3 such species.

The Anthurium Peltigerum has beautiful bright green leaves with 3-4 basal veins that reach the apex, and there are numerous parallel tertiary veins on the leaf plate. They run between the basal veins. This species of the Aroid family can sometimes be found as a terrestrial plant.

Anthurium Marmoratum

The Anthurium Marmoratum leaves are velvety with a heart shape. The leaves are marble because they have spots of a different color, the bottom of the leaf is green-gray and usually 2-3 times longer than their width. Veins on the leaf blades are contrasting and bright.

The petiole of this plant is strong and thick at the base. The plant is a slow-grower.

Anthurium Pedatoradiatum

The Anthurium Pedatoradiatum is terrestrial when most Anthuriums are hemiepiphytic.

The palm-like leaves look like hands. 

The Anthurium Pedatoradiatum species responds well to the fertilization applied and will be able to quickly sprout new growths, just remember to fertilize during the growing season. One way to determine a plant's growth stage is the structure of its leaves. The new leaves more resemble the shape of a heart and get structured when mature.

Anthurium Luxurians

The Anthurium Luxurians has blistery leathery leaves which is why it is a highly sought-after variety. This plant is native to Colombia and in its natural habitat can be found growing along the streams. The new leaves are pale and darken up as they mature. The colors vary from pink-red to dark green, almost black for a mature plant. The ovoid leaves grow up to 40-60 cm wide and 65 cm long. 

The top surface of the leaf plate resembles a set of individual facets of a cut diamond, this is due to the veins pattern. The protruding petioles have up to nine ribs in a circle.

Anthurium Luxurians is a slow-growing species.

Anthurium Dorayaki

The Anthurium Dorayaki is a rare aroid from the Araceae family. The Dorayaki has ovoid leaves, dense, beautiful green color, and its veins are well marked with a gray-silver color as if paint streaks on the leaf.

This type of Anthurium will grow and develop rapidly under the right conditions for watering, lighting, and humidity. The leaves are heart-shaped, textured and elongated and the plant itself is suitable for beginners.