Queen anthurium
Anthurium warocqueanum
Also called Anthurium warocqueanum and Queen anthurium
Houseplant · AroidsTHE LEAVES HANG AND THEY GET LONGER THAN YOUR ARM. It wants the humidity of a case and it wants air moving through it at the same time — still wet air is how the crown rots, which is the one failure that does not come back.
Care at a glance
- Ease
- Very hard
- Water
- Every 5 daysKeep it moist — water at the first hint of dryness — don't wait for a dry pot.
- Light
- Bright indirect, never direct
- Feed
- Every 30 days
- Humidity
- High
- Hardiness
- Indoors, or out in high summer RHS H1B, to 10°C
- Size
- 1.2 m tall · 0.6 m across
- Lifecycle
- Perennial
- Origin
- Colombia
Is it safe for pets and people?
PetsToxic to pets
Affects dogs, cats, horses. Signs: an irritated, intensely burning mouth, tongue and lips, heavy drooling, vomiting and trouble swallowing.
PeopleHarmful if eaten, and irritates skin
The whole plant; the sap most of all.
Checked against ASPCA and RHS on 2026-09-21.
A guide, not veterinary or medical advice. If a pet or a person has eaten a plant and you are worried, call your vet or doctor now — don’t wait for signs to appear. Spotted a mistake? Tell us.