Anthurium sp. Silver Blush
Anthurium sp. Silver Blush is a velvet-leaf Anthurium selection or hybrid grown in the trade under this name, noted for a silvery blush across its foliage. It belongs to the "velvet-leaf" group of Anthurium, a category of Central and South American species and hybrids prized since the late 1800s for dark, textured foliage with contrasting venation.
Note: as a freshly imported bare-root plant, this specimen typically arrives with just a few leaves — the photo shows a more mature, fuller specimen for reference.
Care tip: Treat as you would most velvet-leaf Anthurium — bright indirect light, high humidity, and a light, well-draining aroid mix that's allowed to approach dryness between waterings.
Give it bright, indirect light, high humidity, and an airy mix of orchid bark, perlite, and a little peat or sphagnum. As with any hybrid or informally named selection, individual plants can vary somewhat in leaf shape and vein pattern — the photo shows a mature reference specimen — your bare-root plant will typically be smaller.
Anthurium breeders continue to produce new named selections and hybrids within the velvet-leaf group at a steady pace, and finds like this one reflect just how much variation and ongoing development is happening within the genus.
Care & Specifications
| Difficulty |
Intermediate |
| Light |
Bright, indirect light |
| Humidity |
65-80% |
| Watering |
Water thoroughly, then let mix approach dryness before rewatering |
| Temperature |
70-85F (21-29C) |
| Soil |
Airy epiphyte mix: orchid bark, perlite, sphagnum |
| Fertilizer |
Balanced fertilizer during active growth |
| Origin |
Hybrid/selection; Anthurium genus native to Central and South America |
