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title: "I am a complete newbie to anthurium and would love some advice from…"
description: "I am a complete newbie to anthurium and would love some advice from you guys. I just bought a pedatoradiatum (fingers) and clarinervium. What I can’t wrap my…"
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author: "Jordan"
published: "2024-02-06T16:16:30.969503Z"
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# I am a complete newbie to anthurium and would love some advice from…

_Posted by Jordan on 2024-02-06_

I am a complete newbie to anthurium and would love some advice from you guys.

I just bought a pedatoradiatum (fingers) and clarinervium. What I can’t wrap my head around is what substrate to use for the pedatoradiatum. From the little research I have done, they grow on limestone in Mexico and don’t really like soil. So my initial thought was to use pon, but I’ve read that they don’t like their feet wet so having it in a self watering pot also sounds like it could be a bad idea. I also considered maybe buying Molly’s aroid mix, specifically for my anthuriums. I’ve also heard tree fern fiber is beneficial for anthurium, so I would consider getting that and mixing some of it with my super chunky mix.

For the clarinervium, I’m not as concerned with the substrate choice. I’m thinking it would do well in a super chunky mix like Molly’s aroid mix. But does anyone have experience with theirs in pon?

Also, I have seen a lot of people top their pots with sphagnum moss, but they don’t really explain why. Help me understand lol

Overall though, if anyone has advice on substrates or any other advice on anthurium, I would greatly appreciate it!!

\*these photos are NOT mine, just using them as examples

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## 2 comments

### Evil Plant Dad commented on 2024-02-06

I have a Crystallinum, polyschistum, and queen and king anthuriums all in PON.  
Only one had trouble transitioning to PON (the king)  
All that entailed though was unpotting him when things got rough, removing all rotted roots, and repotting back into the same pot. With PON that whole process takes 5-10min.

There’s always air at the roots (above the reservoir) and always water. I’m almost certain they both will do well in it

#### Jordan replied on 2024-02-06

This makes me feel much better. Thank you!! Did you acclimate the roots in water before transitioning to pon? Just curious, because I would love to use pon since it is easier for me with watering! I only have 2 plants in pon currently and am acclimating an Alocasia in water right now before transferring (it did not do well in soil) so I just don’t have a lot of experience with transferring to pon

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