Our friend Mark has been overwintering this plant in his garage. From his description of it's glory days I am estimating the leaves get to be at least 5-6 feet from base of petiole to leaf tip. The best way I can describe the shape is 'fig leaf' (spatulate??) The pics of the base of the plant show the old petiole scars and the roots that appear between the nodes.
here's the lower part of the leaf petiole
here's a closeup of the root masses and old leaf scars
That's one of the birdsnest type of Anthuriums (see my article today) - they freely hybridize so pinning it down to a species would be quite problematic.
LariAnn
Aroidia Research
I was sure you or Brian would be the one to answer! Thank you, we will now try to bring it back to it's full glory.
Do you have any tips for us regarding soil type, watering, light, etc?
These plants do well in medium light (not sun), a well draining loose soil mix, regular watering and regular fertilization during growing periods (i.e. warm seasons). You can control how fast or slow they grow by how often you fertilize them. Less fert means slower growth. If you are using soluble fert like Miracle Gro, I would use 1/2 the label rate once every two weeks for a start, then see how the plant grows. If you use a time release (like Dynamite) in the soil mix, you'll be freed of having to fert regularly for some time, but your plant will probably grow at near maximum speed so be prepared to repot and provide enough room.
LariAnn.
