Product information "Philodendron esmeraldense"
| Name: | Anthurium esmeraldense, Croat 2016 |
| Synonyms: | not known |
| Etymology: | esmeraldense = Esmeraldas, province in northern Ecuador on the Colombian border, where the plant was first found. |
| Propagation: | divisions |
| Origin: | Ecuador, Colombia |
| Habitat: | epiphytic or terrestrial in warm, humid tropical rainforest, in dark forests along the Pacific Andes in shaded areas at elevations of 100-1100m. |
| Notes: | If Philodendron esmeraldense grows in brighter places, the leaves may turn reddish. The species is very long-stalked, so the leaves hang down vertically, a protection against high light intensity during the bright midday, and allows optimal light output at dusk and dawn. |
