Anthurium papillilaminum × 'Night Dragon' (Variegated)

Anthurium papillilaminum × 'Night Dragon'. A dark velvet cross running near-black — elongated heart-shaped blades with strong variegation, from two variegation-carrying parents.

The cross

Anthurium papillilaminum (Panama) is the dark velvet benchmark — deep black-green, elongated heart-shaped, lightly papillose blades with pale veins. 'Night Dragon' is a rare sibling of 'Red Vein Dark Phoenix' from the same Siam Flora seed batch (papillilaminum Variegata × 'Ace of Spades'), a dark velvet hybrid carrying variegation in its genetics.

Crossed back to pure pap, this leans hard into dark velvet — near-black, elongated heart-shaped leaves — with strong variegation on this plant, where both parents pass it down. 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: 3, all showing variegation
• Pot: 7cm
• Variegation: Strong across current 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. Good light keeps the variegation clean.
• 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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