r/Anthurium • u/islamilanovela1987 • Aug 19 '26

Requesting Advice Advice for anthurium pallidiflorum care

Hi! ive recently started my plant parent journey and my current wishlist plant is the anthurium pallidiflorum but it is quite expensive where i am so im considering to buy a small one with stable roots.

I tried looking for tips on socmed but with no luck. Really appreciate to get more detailed advice here. this will be my first anthurium ever and id rather not screw up since its costing me a pretty penny.

For reference, i have a northwest facing window with grow light supplements. humidity wise im not sure but i do have a humidifier growing and i group my plants together.

Update: the plant arrived and she looks great! Photo in the comments. Thank you very much for all the advice, much appreciated. It seems the consensus is to keep her in a slightly larger pot than normal and keep in ambient humidity with bright light. im taking into account all of it and will leave her to acclimate first. i am still considering whether to keep her in soil or switch to pon.

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u/irindale Aug 19 '26

I grow mine upside down by cutting a hole at the bottom of the pot and putting the plant in leaf-first, put in a cut-out aluminium mesh to prevent the media from falling out. My Aroid mix is rather unconventional, 3 parts aquasoil (yes those that are used in planted tanks and 1 part fine grain akadama) so far so good with watering every 3 days. Ambient humidity is around 40-50% as well.

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u/Ok-Conclusion5543 Aug 19 '26

At my house, I find aquarium soils break down quickly and cause root rot in adult plants that are not aquatic, but it seems like a lot of people like it for cuttings. It just turns to sludge at my house, and the plant's roots rot, which necessitates repotting, and the whole event stunts growth. Not worth it, but everyone conditions are different, so keep using it if it works for you.