Anthurium Maculosum serpens plant heart-shaped leaves with striking contrast

heart-shaped leaves with striking contrast veining

and a bit of charcoal work well

insufficient light causes progressive fading toward green

New leaves emerge with the characteristic bronzed flush before the variegation develops

Best for general-purpose feeding of most houseplants

Anthurium Maculosum serpens plant heart-shaped leaves with striking contrastAnthurium Maculosum A species endemic to Ecuador, native to wet coastal and low Andean forests on the western slopes of the Andes, growing as a terrestrial or epiphyte. It produces elongated, lance shaped, thickly leathery leaves with a smooth glossy texture, clear venation, and distinctive dark purple punctate (spotted) petioles the leaves dangling in an almost pendant fashion from long, patterned petioles at maturity. Listed as Near Threatened in