{"product_id":"anthurium-besseae-aff-pink-0061-2","title":"Anthurium besseae aff. — Pink-Form Velvet Species (Grower’s Choice)","description":"\u003cp\u003eAnthurium besseae is a formally described velvet species (Croat, 2005) with a genuinely special provenance: the type was collected in Bolivia by Libby Besse — patron of the Marie Selby Botanical Gardens, for whom the species is named — and first flowered in cultivation at Selby. This pink form is prized for its dynamic foliage: new leaves emerge soft pale green with striking pink venation radiating from the sinus, hardening into deep velvety foliage with a persistent pink sinus and pink-margined edging.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eA note on identity (honest labeling).\u003c\/strong\u003e The true A. besseae is endemic to its Bolivian type locality (Cochabamba, Chapare, 240 m). Plants circulating in trade as “besseae aff.” — including darker Ecuadorian collections — are close to, but not verified as, the true species. The “aff.” (affinis) tag honestly flags that, and I keep it rather than merging them.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eSpecialist care (sourced).\u003c\/strong\u003e Ecuagenera: bright indirect light; warm and humid (20–30°C); consistently moist but well-drained, airy substrate; high ambient humidity. Ecuagenera USA (for besseae aff.): 18–24°C, 60–80% humidity, bright filtered understory light. \u003cem\u003eHabitat-derived (INFERRED):\u003c\/em\u003e the 240 m lowland wet-forest type locality implies warm, humid, stable conditions and a terrestrial habit — keep it warm, humid, and evenly moist.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eWhat you’ll receive.\u003c\/strong\u003e One grower’s-choice seedling of the pink form. Leaf coloration and venation shift with maturity; minor cosmetic imperfections are normal.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eShipping.\u003c\/strong\u003e Ships from the Florida panhandle; heat pack in cold weather.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"MonsteraEtc ","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51563488575770,"sku":null,"price":39.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0712\/1325\/2890\/files\/4C6496E1-5C50-4AF1-A587-EB2E7525FD4C.jpg?v=1768246333","url":"https:\/\/monsteraetc.com\/es\/products\/anthurium-besseae-aff-pink-0061-2","provider":"MonsteraEtc ","version":"1.0","type":"link"}