Anthurium magnificum × dressleri 'White' (Variegated)

Anthurium magnificum × dressleri 'White'. A dark velvet cross carrying white — near-black, pillowy blades with creamy variegation and the silver-white veining magnificum lends to these dark hybrids.

The cross

Anthurium magnificum (Colombia) brings velvet, broad heart-shaped leaves, squared winged petioles and silver-white veining; Anthurium dressleri (Panama) brings compact, very dark near-black velvet, a quilted, pillowy texture and deep purple-black emergent leaves. Together they make a dark, pillowy velvet blade with magnificum's structure and dressleri's depth.

There's a genetic note worth knowing: white contrast veining stays hidden in most dark velvet crosses unless magnificum is a parent — so the white expression here, both veins and variegation, is exactly where you'd expect to find it. This is the white-variegated selection: creamy-white sectors over the near-black velvet, high on this plant. Variegated velvet is more delicate and leans on its green; each leaf is its own.

This specimen

• Stage: establishing juvenile
• Leaves: 3, all showing variegation
• Pot: [Xcm]
• Variegation: High across current growth
• Condition: One leaf carries some physical damage, photographed honestly; the other two are clean.
• Included: Inner pot
• Notes: Acclimated and ready to ship

One specimen. Photographed as received. No restock.

Care, briefly

• Light: Moderate to bright indirect — never harsh. The dressleri side dislikes high light, and direct sun 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: 18–25°C. No cold draughts, nothing below 15°C; the cooler end of the range deepens the dark colour.
• Pace: Compact and steady — the dressleri side keeps it tidy. New leaves emerge dark and harden over a couple of weeks.

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