Anthurium (magnificum × magnificum) × papillilaminum

Anthurium (magnificum × magnificum) × papillilaminum. A velvet-leaf hybrid leaning hard into magnificum — broad, dark velvet heart-shaped blades with bold silver-white veins — with papillilaminum adding depth and a more elongated, sculpted form. New leaves flush burgundy.

The cross

Anthurium magnificum (Colombia) is the foundation here — large, velvety, deep-green heart-shaped leaves with striking silver-white venation, broad basal lobes, and its signature squared, narrow-winged petioles. At three-quarters magnificum, this cross carries that look strongly: a broad, round-shouldered velvet blade with high-contrast veining.

Anthurium papillilaminum (Panama) brings the darkness and texture — a deeper, near-black velvet and a more elongated, tapered leaf with a papillose surface. The result sits between the two: a dark, velvety, silver-veined blade with magnificum's structure and papillilaminum's depth. New leaves emerge burgundy and harden to velvet green.

This specimen

• Stage: juvenile
• Leaves: 4
• Pot: 7cm
• 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 and scorches the velvet. Good, even light keeps the form tight.
• Water: Keep the mix lightly and evenly moist — never wet — and let the surface just dry between waterings. Don't let water sit on the velvet leaves.
• Humidity: 65%+. Velvet anthuriums sulk and brown at the edges in dry air.
• Mix: Airy, chunky epiphytic mix — bark, perlite and charcoal — that drains fast and holds structure, not water.
• Warmth: 18–27°C. No cold draughts, nothing below 15°C.
• Pace: Steady, not fast — each new leaf emerges burgundy and hardens over a couple of weeks to deep velvet green.

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