Cold hardiness & minimum temperature

Is Anthurium podophyllum (Anthurium podophyllum)cold hardy? Hardiness zone & min temp

Also called foot-leaf anthurium.

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About Anthurium podophyllum

Anthurium podophyllum · also called foot-leaf anthurium · tropical

Anthurium podophyllum is a dramatic Mexican aroid grown for its deeply pedately divided, almost skeletal leaves that change shape as the plant matures. A terrestrial collector's species, it wants bright indirect light, a rich airy mix, warmth, and high humidity. Mature plants develop strikingly lobed, foot-like foliage on tall petioles, making it a bold foliage statement rather than a flowering anthurium.

Cold limit: USDA 10-12 (indoor in most US homes) · RHS H1b (18-28°C)

Watch for — Stunted growth: Often cold, low light, or under-feeding; keep it warm and bright and feed regularly through the growing season for steady new leaves.

What anthurium podophyllum's hardiness rating actually means

Anthurium podophyllum is not cold hardy. It is a tropical houseplant that dies if it is left out through frost — there is no zone where it overwinters outdoors in a UK or cold-US climate. Its RHS rating of H1b means: Sub-tropical — a normal warm home is fine, but it cannot go outside in a cool season. On the US scale that maps to USDA 10-12 (indoor in most US homes) — the zones where it can be left outdoors year-round.

New to these scales? The USDA hardiness zone map explained covers how the zone numbers work, and you can find your own zone with the zone finder.

Minimum temperature — and what happens below it

Minimum survivable temperature is roughly about 10 °C (sustained cold below this is damaging). Anthurium podophyllum has no frost tolerance at all — it is an indoor plant in any climate with a real winter.

Concretely, for anthurium podophyllum as it gets too cold:

Below about about 10 °C, growth stalls and the leaves start to show cold stress — dark, water-soaked, or yellowing patches.
A single light frost blackens the foliage; a hard freeze kills the whole plant, roots included, and it does not recover.
Even a cold, draughty windowsill or an unheated porch in winter can be enough to damage it permanently.

Can anthurium podophyllum go outside or overwinter — and where?

It can holiday outdoors in summer once nights are reliably above 10 °C, in shade or dappled light, hardened off gradually.
Bring it back indoors well before the first autumn frost — do not wait for a frost warning, move it when nights drop toward 10-12 °C.
It will never overwinter outside in a temperate climate; the indoors is its winter home, full stop.

Work back from your local frost dates with the frost-date calculator: the last spring frost and first autumn frost are what really decide when anthurium podophyllum can be outside. US growers can check USDA zones; UK growers should use the RHS hardiness ratings, which match the H1b figure above.

Anthurium podophyllum hardiness — frequently asked questions

Is anthurium podophyllum cold hardy?

Anthurium podophyllum is not cold hardy. It is a tropical houseplant that dies if it is left out through frost — there is no zone where it overwinters outdoors in a UK or cold-US climate. Indoor-only in almost every home. Anthurium podophyllum can only live outside year-round in genuinely frost-free climates (roughly USDA 10-12 (indoor in most US homes)); everywhere else it is a houseplant that summers out at most.

What is the minimum temperature anthurium podophyllum can survive?

What hardiness zone is anthurium podophyllum?

Anthurium podophyllum is rated USDA 10-12 (indoor in most US homes) and RHS H1b — Sub-tropical — a normal warm home is fine, but it cannot go outside in a cool season.

Can anthurium podophyllum survive winter outside?

It can holiday outdoors in summer once nights are reliably above 10 °C, in shade or dappled light, hardened off gradually. Bring it back indoors well before the first autumn frost — do not wait for a frost warning, move it when nights drop toward 10-12 °C. It will never overwinter outside in a temperate climate; the indoors is its winter home, full stop.

What happens to anthurium podophyllum below its minimum temperature?

Below about about 10 °C, growth stalls and the leaves start to show cold stress — dark, water-soaked, or yellowing patches. A single light frost blackens the foliage; a hard freeze kills the whole plant, roots included, and it does not recover. Even a cold, draughty windowsill or an unheated porch in winter can be enough to damage it permanently.