Flamingo flower
Anthurium andraeanum
- Wants
- Bright indirect
- Tolerates
- Bright direct down to medium
- Difficulty
- 3/5
- Pets
- Not safe
Why it wants that
An epiphyte from the shaded understorey of a rainforest never meets unfiltered sun, so it is built to run on the bright, diffuse light that reaches a trunk under canopy.
Too little light
Stops throwing spathes - NC State: 'Insufficient light or nutrient deficiencies can decrease flower production.'
Too much
Leaves scorch - NC State: 'Direct sun can scorch its leaves.'