Carlablackiae
Anthurium
Anthurium sp. nov. 'DF' is not only a botanical rarity but also a coveted parent in hybrid programs. Its ability to pass on its unique coloration and form makes it a standout in the genus—an enduring legacy of one of the plant world’s more elusive and beautiful mysteries.
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...from whom it takes its provisional name. Originally collected in the lowland forests of northern Ecuador during the early 1990s, Anthurium sp. nov. 'DF' is known from just two wild specimens, both of which were passed from a fellow private collector to Fisk. Of the two, only one—recognized for its deep blue-black foliage and dramatic wide sinus—was preserved in pure form. The second appears to have been hybridized out of existence through open pollination, its lineage living on in modern bench hybrids such as Anthurium portillae and portilloi.
a striking and enigmatic species with a mysterious origin story tied to the late collector Dewey Fisk
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before being more widely distributed posthumously by collector JV, who had maintained offsets from the darkest clone. These plants and their selfed offspring have displayed remarkable consistency in phenotype, reinforcing the belief that this is a true species rather than a hybrid.
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The surviving clone, carefully kept and rarely shared by Fisk during his lifetime, became known in limited circles as “Ecuadorian papillilaminum”
"Ecuadorian papillilaminum”
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Thriving in humid, shaded environments, Anthurium sp. nov. 'DF' is not only a botanical rarity but also a coveted parent in hybrid programs. Its ability to pass on its unique coloration and form makes it a standout in the genus—an enduring legacy of one of the plant world’s more elusive and beautiful mysteries.
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