Anthurium 'Guna Yala' × RVDP (Variegated)

Anthurium 'Guna Yala' × RVDP. Two dark papillilaminum-line velvets crossed — Guna Yala's elongated, inky blade meeting RVDP's red-veined depth — with variegation already showing on the newest leaf.

The cross

'Guna Yala' is a dark velvet form of Anthurium papillilaminum from the Guna Yala highlands of Panama — known for elongated, narrow-lobed leaves, inky velvet colour and red undersides. RVDP, 'Red Vein Dark Phoenix' (Siam Flora), is a papillilaminum-variegata × 'Ace of Spades' hybrid with deep maroon-black velvet, red veins and variegation in its genetics.

Both sit in the papillilaminum line, so the cross runs dark, velvet and elongated — with red-toned veining and the variegation RVDP carries. On this plant the newest leaf is already pushing with visible variegation. Seed-grown and one of a kind; variegated velvet is more delicate and leans on its green to grow.

This specimen

• Stage: establishing juvenile
• Leaves: 4, one freshly emerged showing variegation
• Pot: 9cm
• Variegation: Visible on the new growth
• Included: Inner pot
• Notes: Acclimated and ready to ship

One specimen. Photographed as received. No restock.

Care, briefly

• Light: Bright indirect — never direct, which marks the velvet and scorches the variegation.
• Water: Lightly and evenly moist — never wet — letting the surface just dry between waterings. Keep water off the velvet.
• Humidity: 65%+. Velvet anthuriums, and variegated ones especially, brown at the edges in dry air.
• Mix: Airy, chunky epiphytic mix — bark, perlite and charcoal — fast-draining.
• Warmth: 20–27°C. No cold draughts, nothing below 15°C.
• Pace: Steady — variegated velvet leans on its green, so don't rush it. New leaves emerge dark and harden over a couple of weeks.

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