Anthurium scandens

Anthurium scandens (Pearl Anthurium) This compact climbing epiphyte is native from Mexico to Southeast Brazil, making it the most widely distributed species of Anthurium in the Americas, and also extends to the Caribbean including Haiti, Puerto Rico, Jamaica, and other nations. It ranges from sea level to 2,700 m, occurring in tropical moist, premontane wet, tropical wet, premontane rain, and lower montane rain forest life zones. It grows as an epiphyte primarily in the wet tropical biome, attaching to trees with aerial roots in its natural habitat. The plant features green, elliptical foliage and its botanical name refers to its scandent (i.e. climbing) growth habit. The small, pale green flowers are modest, but the real attraction comes after blooming: pale violet to almost white, sometimes purple berries that appear in clusters resembling pearls, earning it the common name "Pearl Anthurium." The plant blooms 2 to 5 times a year, and after completing the blooming period in about thre