Anthurium Veitchii: The King Anthurium Guide

The Anthurium Veitchii main feature is the long leaves that can grow to huge sizes. 

The King Veitchii Anthurium requires a certain amount of care, which may seem difficult for beginners. Novice botanists rarely choose this plant, but those who have been in this business for several years may well adapt to the requirements for flowering. 

Nevertheless, the care of each plant is too individual and not everyone can keep in mind a lot of life hacks on repotting and lighting features. Fortunately, you can turn to the plant identification app and if in doubt, it will guide you in the right direction of plant care.

How Anthurium Veitchii Plant is Shaped and Typed

The leaves are folded along the small lines, and young leaves often start out light green or even pink and then slowly get darker as they get older.

Anthurium Veitchii Wide Form

The Wide Form is seen as the most classic and often the biggest Anthurium Veitchii type because its leaves are wide compared to their length, and they have a more clear heart-like dip at the bottom and a more clear fold.

Anthurium Veitchii Narrow Form

This one is different because the leaf is much longer and thinner, its length is much more than its width, and the dip at the bottom is less clear.

And it might be a little more sensitive to changes in air moisture, but it takes up less space.

Anthurium Veitchii Super Narrow

Its leaves can be almost like thin ribbons, getting very long but not wide.

Rare and Mixed Types

• The Anthurium Veitchii variegated forms are plants that have white, cream, or yellow spots on their green parts, and they are some of the most expensive plants you can buy, so you should know that this special coloring needs very stable care, which often makes the Anthurium Veitchii growth rate slower.

• Anthurium black veitchii is for plants whose new leaves come out very dark, almost black, before they get old and become deep dark green.

• The Anthurium Veitchii hybrid like A. crystallinum or A. warocqueanum, gives the folded leaf surface like velvet.

Caring for an Anthurium Veitchii	Best Conditions
Light	Bright, not direct. No direct sun
Humidity	70%–85%, at least 65%
Soil	Large bark, chips, perlite, sphagnum moss
Watering	Only after 70–80% of the soil is dry
Support	Anthurium Veitchii moss pole is needed
Food	Use weak plant food with added Calcium and Magnesium

King Anthurium Veitchii Care

Light: Bright, but Indirect

Anthurium Veitchii needs bright, but indirect light because in nature these plants grow on tree trunks under thick leaves

The direct sun will burn the leaves and make them yellow, while too little light will make the Anthurium Veitchii growth rate slow and cause new leaves to be smaller.

Humidity: It’s a Must

The air moisture must always be kept between 70% and 85%, and low humidity, meaning less than 60%, will cause brown leaves, dry tips and edges, and it will also cause young leaves to open incorrectly.

Grow the plant in a glass box or in a bathroom where there is natural light.

Soil and Support Anthurium Veitchii

The Anthurium Veitchii in the wild is a tree-living plant, it grows by holding its roots to tree trunks, not in the ground, so the soil must be very loose.

• Large pine bark to keep the soil light and open for roots to breathe

• Perlite and coconut chips help the soil drain water quickly to avoid overwatering

• Charcoal and a little sphagnum moss for keeping fresh and holding water for the roots to absorb later.

Tip: It is strongly suggested using an Anthurium Veitchii moss pole for growing Anthurium Veitchii mature forms.

Watering and Food

You must water the plant a lot, but only after the soil is almost completely dry, because overwatering is the main reason why anthuriums die due to roots rotting.

And you should give it a balanced liquid plant food, for example NPK 3-1-2, at half or a quarter of the normal amount every second time you water during spring and autumn.

Also, try adding calcium and magnesium regularly to stop the huge leaves from getting strange shapes.

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Growth Stages: From Baby to XL Anthurium Veitchii

 Anthurium Veitchii baby

• Stable high humidity is needed to help the baby leaves grow well

• The softest but brightest light is best because the new leaves can easily burn if the light is too strong

• It is better to use a soil mix with smaller pieces at this early stage

Anthurium Veitchii Growth Rate

• Stable high humidity of 75% or more

• Bright but not direct light

• A pole like a moss pole

• Calcium to support the growth of large leaves

Making More Plants and Flowers

Anthurium Veitchii Flower

Like most anthuriums, a flower part is often light green or cream color.

And you can make the Anthurium King Veitchii plant flower by giving it a small change between day and night temperatures, about 4∘C to 5∘C. 

If you want seeds, you must put the pollen on the spadix yourself — you need two flowering plants that are at a different stage of growing.

Anthurium Veitchii Propagation

• Stem Cutting: Cutting off the top or a piece of the mature Anthurium Veitchii stem that has at least one part and an air root, and then letting it grow roots in wet moss or perlite.

• Growing from Seeds: Seeds grow roots in wet moss or perlite, but the new plants grow very slowly, and you must wait a year before they start to make the special folded leaves.

Anthurium Veitchii for Sale

• Plant size: The larger the flower, the higher the price, so many people usually buy a medium-sized plant so that it is not so expensive.

• Plant Form: Rare forms are much more expensive than the common form of Anthurium Veitchii wide.

• Plant Health: A healthy plant that is supported by Anthurium Veitchii moss and is ready to continue growing is always worth a lot of money.

BUT be careful, as some specimens may have burnt leaves, which are later pruned and passed off as a healthy plant.

Finding the Right Seller

Special Plant Shops and Nurseries are the Safest Choice

You should start your search with special plant sellers who only sell rare plants or tropical plants, because they understand how to keep the King Anthurium healthy and know the difference between its types.

Buying from Private Plant Collectors Needs More Careful Checking

You can also look for people who collect plants and want to sell some of their extra baby plants or cuttings, which is often done through social media groups or plant fairs.

Online Marketplaces and Auctions Carry the Most Risk

You can find it on large internet selling sites, but you must be very careful when you buy rare plants this way, because it is hard to know if the seller is honest about the plant's true type or health.

Important Things to Ask About Shipping and Delivery

Since this plant is often sent over long distances, you should always talk to the seller about how they will send the plant so it stays in a safe and warm environment avoiding freezing, during its long travel to your home.

You must ask the seller if they use a strong box to protect the leaves and the roots, and if they put warm packets inside the box during the cold times.

• And agree on the fastest shipping time possible, because the King Anthurium does not like to be closed in a dark box for too many days, and a long trip can cause the leaves to turn yellow or black very quickly.

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