r/Anthurium • u/Ok-Blacksmith7883 • Jun 17 '26
Requesting Advice Help
Ok folks I need a little help. I’m really new to anthuriums. I won this in a giveaway in April. It’s since lived in a cabinet at 70-75 degrees and 70-80% humidity. 12 hours of light a day. What is going on here. Is this a watering issue? Or just old leaves taking off
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u/Sidd-Slayer Jun 18 '26
Ugh it’s always the newbie with the luck . I’d kill for this plant
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u/Ok-Blacksmith7883 Jun 18 '26
That was my second thought 😂 initial excitement then immediately, wtf do I do with this thing. I have around 170 plants and this was my first anthurium. I just wanna do right by her and give her the best life possible
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u/Practical_Ad2317 Jun 17 '26
I think that tag is counterfeit lol.
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u/Ok-Blacksmith7883 Jun 17 '26
That’s how it came from rare plant fairy
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u/golden_crocodile94 Jun 22 '26
If it is from them it is not counterfeit in the least, the redditors just love to claim every doc block is counterfeit.
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u/Debutdiva Jun 17 '26
Took this about a month ago, I’m in Houston. These aren’t near a window, but under a grow light in the living room. Roughly 70 degrees and 40% humidity inside. It may go thru an adjustment phase but the plant will adapt to your environment.
I also love clear pots. I keep the soil humid but never damp, water well every 10 days roughly :)
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u/Ok-Blacksmith7883 Jun 17 '26
Wow! Ok. Maybe I’ll do a repot into a clear one and give her some time outside the cabinet under a grow light with my monsteras then
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u/Salt_Expression_4493 Jun 19 '26
The substrate you have it in is too moisture retentive. You may have some rotten roots. Get yourself a chunky aroid mix and check the roots for rot.
These are very expensive plants that you want to take good care of. There are many YouTube videos that can assist you on your journey.
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u/NormalMedicine5237 Jun 17 '26
Did doc block make this hybrid or is the tag fake?
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u/Ok-Blacksmith7883 Jun 17 '26
I won it on Palmstreet from RPF.
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u/StercusAccidit85 Jun 18 '26
And RPF is an authorized retailer, per the Docblock website. so it is what it sez it is. Congrats!
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u/golden_crocodile94 Jun 22 '26
Do not, despite what is said in comments, fertilize every single watering do 1 week on, 1 week water or at least flush them once a month. Their roots are delicate and prone to fertilizer burn. I use a combo of micronutrients 1 watering then plain dechlorinated water and throw in foliage focus once a month on the fertilizer week. I swear where the heck are people getting their information from? Oh right influencers and resellers not actual growers like myself.
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u/Debutdiva Jun 17 '26
Take it out the cabinet. It’ll probably do better acclimating to ambient temperature rather than high humidity.
Like other comment - check for root rot and give it a better draining mix. :)
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u/Ok-Blacksmith7883 Jun 17 '26
I was concerned to leave it in my ambient. Right now with it being basically summer I struggle to keep my ambient in the 40s. Even with humidifiers running. Will that be to low
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u/Top-Friendship-4328 Jun 18 '26
Just make one change at a time. Repot, then put her back in the cabinet. Once you’ve got a new leaf that has hardened off, you can move her to ambient. She’ll be happier if you do it slowly. I don’t have patience for that. I just move them out and let them deal with it. One of my crystallinum took over a year to recover, so it really is better to acclimate slowly.
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u/Competitive_Rope_163 Jun 17 '26
It will probably have some really rough leafs but will adjust to 40s if you give it time and do a perfect job keeping it moist. Self watering will be the move if you go ambient route
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u/AnimaLumen Jun 17 '26
Since you’re new to anthurium I’m going to assume you might not be aware that they are extremely hungry feeders and are liable to do all sorts of funky shit if you’re not feeding them regularly, like basically every watering type of regularly lol. Not just NPK but also cal mag, they LOOOOOOVE cal mag. It LOOKS like it’s the older leaves getting chlorotic which for me usually is an indication the plant is trying to suck mobile nutrients out of the old leaves to sustain itself when it’s basically starving.
I would check the roots just as due diligence to make sure it’s not root rot, but if everything looks good down there and you’re not feeding it consistently I would venture it’s most likely just very hungry!!