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Anthurium Care: How To Care For Anthurium Flowers
Young Green Anthurium Plants-
Young Green Anthurium Plants
Proper anthurium care is easy; for the most part, you only need to
address two basic factors to keep your anthurium plants healthy and you
only need to avoid making three deadly mistakes to ensure that they
stay alive.
The two factors that are vital for ensuring healthy anthurium plants
are: the location where your keep your plant and the way in which you
water your plant.
Once you have addressed these critical factors, all you have to do is
avoid making the three deadly mistakes that I cover below and you will
be well on your way to ensuring that your anthurium plants remain
healthy.
Best Location For Anthuriums
If you want to keep your anthurium flowers healthy, you have to keep
them in the right place. Anthuriums come from South American
rainforests and can be harmed if they are not kept in conditions that
resemble their ancestral home.
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In the rain forest, anthuriums generally encounter temperatures between
70 and 90 degrees and humidity between 80 and 100%, plus they either
live on the forest floor or grow on trees and so they are shaded from
direct sunlight.
So, first, you have to be sure that your plant is never put in a
location that freezes. Frost will kill your plant. Temperatures below
55 degrees are bad for your plant and it should ideally be kept at
temperatures above 70 degrees. In addition, your plant should not be
allowed to get too hot. Temperatures above 90 degrees are too hot and
can also harm your plant.
Second, you have to try to ensure that your plant receives the proper
amount of humidity. Humidity between 80 and 100% is ideal. But a little
lower is fine as long as you water your plant regularly.
Third, you must make sure that your plant is not exposed to direct
sunlight. Direct sunshine can harm its leaves and flowers. However, you
do want it to receive a fair amount of light, so that it can grow well.
So, what is the best way to achieve these two conditions? The first
thing you can do to ensure that your plant is kept at the proper
temperature is to keep it indoors. Assuming that you keep your house
between 70 to 90 degrees, your plant will find the temperature
agreeable. The second thing you can do give your plant the proper
humidity is keep it in the bathroom. When you take a hot shower, you
will also be providing plenty of humidity for it. If you don't want to
keep your plant there and you live in a dry climate, consider keeping
your plant in a room with a humidifier. Finally, keep it near a window
that receives a lot of light, but make sure that it does not receive
direct sunshine. If the edges of its leaves are becoming bleached or
are turning brown, move it a little further away from the window to
prevent them from being burnt by excessive sunlight.
Watering Anthurium Plants
Orange Speckled Obake-
Orange Speckled Obake
Anthuriums are used to growing in tropical rain forests. The key word
in the previous sentence is rain. They are used to receiving water on a
daily basis. However, they are not accustomed to standing water. They
typically grow on trees. So what happens is rain falls on them and it
immediately drips off, it does not pool around their roots. This allows
their roots to receive moisture, while also receiving exposure to air.
The exposure to air is critical. This prevents the growth of anaerobic
organisms that can harm them.
So the key when it comes to watering anthuriums is to water them
regularly, while at the same time allowing their roots to receive air.
We can accomplish this by using a good potting soil. The ideal potting
soil is light, fluffy and has to drain well. You can use just about
anything as long as it meets this last criteria. Everything from sand,
perlite, bark, volcanic cinder and gravel can be used to help meet this
requirement.
Once you have the proper potting soil nailed down. You have to make
sure that the water can drain completely out of the pot. If you have
your pot in a tray, you have to make sure that you empty the tray after
watering.
Do not overlook the importance of adequate drainage. The deadliest
mistake of all is forgetting to water your plants, but arguably the
second deadliest mistake is allowing their root system to remain soaked
in water. When their roots are left in water, this prevents oxygen from
reaching their roots and when this happens anaerobic microbes and
fungal growth will occur and cause root rot. Left unchecked root rot
will kill your plants.
Finally, we get to the actual watering of your plant. The general rule
is water it everyday. As long as your pot drains completely after each
watering, it is almost impossible to over-water your plant. If you have
the time and live in an area with low humidity, you should also mist
the leaves of your plant. Just spritz them with water twice a day.
Fertilizing Anthurium Flowers
Anthuriums need to be fertilized periodically, but you have to be
careful not to over-fertilize them. This can be a deadly mistake. When
fertilizing your plants, always err on the side of under-fertilizing
them. If you give them too little fertilizer, the worse that will
happen is that they will grow slower and produce fewer flowers, and if
you see this happening you can easily fix this by giving them a little
more fertilizer. But if you give them too much fertilizer they can die.
Aim to fertilize them once or twice per year depending on how long the
growing season in your region lasts. Use a fertilizer with a ratio of
5-10-5 and apply roughly a quarter of what the label recommends. This
ratio is ideal for ensuring a good balance between foliage and flowers.
If you were to use a fertilizer with high nitrogen like, 15-10-5, you
will get a bunch of leaves but fewer flowers. And when choosing a
fertilizer, go for a slow release variety. This way you only have to
fertilizer your plants once or twice per year, rather than once a week
if you were to use a liquid fertilizer.
Conclusion
In conclusion, anthurium care is simple. Just put your plants in the
proper location and water your them properly. Avoid the three deadly
mistakes of: forgetting to water them, over-fertilizing them and
allowing water to collect around their root system; and you will have
no problem keeping your anthurium plants in great shape.
Category: Anthurium Care Tags: anthurium care, anthuriums
Anthurium Plants: How to Keep Them Alive
Anthurium plants are vulnerable to a number of diseases, pests and poor
care practices, but overall they are really easy plants to care for. In
this article I am going to give you guidelines that will help you to
keep your anthurium plant in excellent shape. And of course I am also
going to tell you the quickest way to kill an anthurium. This one
common mistake is responsible for killing more anthurium plants than
all of the other mistakes combined.
Anthurium Plants-
Anthurium Plants
The Two Keys Of Anthurium Plant Care
The two most important components of anthurium care is choosing a good
location to keep your plant and watering it properly. When it comes to
location, temperature, light levels and humidity are all very important
aspects. With watering, both too much and too little water can cause
major problems. Everything else, including fertilizing, pruning,
re-potting and even pest management is secondary. To learn more about
these two critical items, please review my article on anthurium care.
Light Levels: A Commonly Overlooked Factor
Light levels are critical to anthurium plants. Too much light and your
plants will burn. Too little light and your plants will be stunted. The
key is to strike a good balance between these two extremes. In general,
you should never put your anthurium in a location that receives strong,
direct sunlight. The anthurium is a rain forest dwelling plant and
requires weaker, filtered sunlight. You can accomplish this by keeping
your plant near a window, but out of direct sunlight or you can put a
thin, gauzy curtain over your window to block out a portion of the
sun's rays.
Anthurium Pests And Diseases
When it comes to pests and diseases, you will be pleased to know that
if you are only raising a few indoor plants, the majority of the pests
and diseases that plague anthurium plants that are grown in a
commercial setting will be of no major consequence to you. Thrips,
mites, nematodes, white flies and even the deadly Xanthomonas blight
should be of little concern to you.
The main disease that you have to watch out for is root rot. This is
caused by a fungus that thrives in moist, warm environments.
Fortunately, it is easy to prevent this disease. All you have to do is
pay attention to how you water your plant. Always make sure that all
excess water is allowed to drain away from the roots of your plant and
make sure that you wait for the roots to dry slightly before watering
again. Assuming you are using a porous potting soil, you can water
daily and still meet these two conditions. You can find more detailed
information in my article on anthurium pests.
The Biggest Mistake
And finally the biggest mistake you can make with an anthurium plant is
very simple and easy to do. I wish that this wasn't the case, but this
one mistake is responsible for killing more anthurium plants than all
the other causes combined. And it is forgetting to water your anthurium
plant. In the rain forest, these plants receive water on a daily basis.
Obviously rain doesn't fall in your home, so it is up to you to water
them. I believe that the best way to remember to water them is to keep
them in a location where you see them everyday and just make it a habit
to water them everyday at the same time of the day. And remember, if
you are watering them on a daily schedule; make sure you have them
planted in a potting mix that drains well to avoid root rot.
Anthurium Plant Video
This is a brief video on how to care for a potted anthurium plants. It
covers potting, watering and sunlight requirements.
Other Anthurium Care Articles
* How To Fertilize An Anthurium
* How To Prune Your Anthurium Plant
* How To Create The Ideal Potting Soil For Anthuriums
Category: Anthurium Care, Anthurium Plants Tags: anthurium care,
anthurium plants, anthurium propagation, anthurium species
Anthurium Flowers of Hawaii
Anthurium flowers aren't native to Hawaii, but they have certainly made
themselves at home here in our lush tropical paradise.
If you would like to buy anthurium flowers from Hawaii, please be sure
to check out our anthurium flower catalog. But now, let's get back to
our story.
Anthurium Flowers: Where Do They Come From?
Before they decided to make a home for themselves among the volcanoes
and beaches of Hawaii, anthuriums grew in the hot, humid rain forests
of Central and South America. There they grew undisturbed for thousands
of years.
Anthurium Flowers-
Anthurium Flowers
Laupahoehoe Point-
Laupahoehoe Point
Then one day in 1876 a man who would later become the head gardener of
Paris, Edouard Andre, spotted a beautiful plant, while on a botanical
expedition in the rain forests of Columbia.
Edouard Andre-
Edouard Andre
It turned out that this plant was an anthurium plant.
How Did The Anthurium Get To Hawaii?
Edouard sent this magnificent specimen back to Europe and it first
landed in Belgium. From Belgium, it was taken to the Kew Royal Botanic
Gardens in England, (which claims to be one of the largest gardens in
the world, containing one eighth of all the known plant species in the
entire world.)
In 1889, Samuel Mills Damon, Hawaii's Minister of Finance (and also
Hawaii's fourth largest landowner at the time) brought the first
anthurium to Hawaii from England. He planted it in the gardens of his
estate.
Samuel Mills Damon-
Samuel Mills Damon
How The Anthurium Flower Developed in Hawaii
In the 1930s and 40s anthuriums spread from Damon's estate all around
Hawaii. Hobbyists began growing anthurium flowers in gardens and even
their backyards, under Hapu'u tree ferns or tangerine trees.
The year 1936 was an important year for Hawaii's anthurium flower
industry. This was the year that a red anthurium which came to be known
as the Ozaki was found in the garden O. Ozaki in the town of Hilo on
the Big Island of Hawaii. At one point in time, the Ozaki was one of
the best selling varieties of anthurium flowers from Hawaii.
1946 marked the discovery of a beautiful orange anthurium called the
Nitta. It came from the garden of Asako Nitta and some say that is
bears a striking resemblance to the original anthurium discovered by
Edouard Andre.
In 1950, Haruyuki Kamemoto, returned to Hawaii after finishing his PhD
at Cornell and launches the University of Hawaii`s anthurium research
program, which, as we will soon see, has a significant impact on the
anthurium industry in Hawaii.
(As a side note, not only did Kamemoto have a huge impact on Hawaii's
anthurium industry, he also made major contributions to Hawaii's orchid
industry as well.)
1963 was another important year. It marked the release of the Uniwai
white anthurium and the Marian Seefurth pink anthurium from the
University of Hawaii. The Marian Seefurth anthurium was named after the
wife of a man who made a very generous donation to the UH to fund
anthurium research. These varieties were the first in a string of new
anthurium varieties released by the University of Hawaii.
Marian Seefurth Anthurium-
Marian Seefurth Anthurium
The Mauna Kea anthurium was released in 1977 by the UH. It is a large
white and green obake anthurium variety.
In 1988, the first anthurium to be patented, the Starlight, which was
developed by Calvin Hayashi, is introduced to Hawaii's anthurium
industry. It produces red flowers that are mottled with white specks.
Mr. Hayashi also developed a dazzling green anthurium called the
Midori.
Midori Anthurium-
Midori Anthurium
In 1993, the University of Hawaii's first patented anthurium is
released. It is the Kalapana anthurium, which is a red and green obake
anthurium flower. It is named after the magnificent black sand beach
that was destroyed by a lava flow from the Kilauea Volcano.
Kalapana Anthurium-
Kalapana Anthurium
Lava from Kilauea Volcano-
Lava from Kilauea Volcano
Category: Anthurium Flowers Tags: anthurium, hawaii
Anthuriums
Anthurium Plants-
Anthurium Plants
The genus Anthurium is a member of the family Araceae and may consist
of up to 1,000 species. Since the members of this genus grow in the
Amazon rainforest, which has yet to be fully explored, many new species
continue to be discovered each year. Some people mistakenly believe
that this genus is also native to Asia, but plants found there appear
to have been introduced by humans.
Members of this genus grow in tropical rain forests that receive
abundant rain fall. They can be found growing on the ground or on
trees. They can grow in many forms, but the most prevalent forms are
bushes or vines, attached to trees. They can grow from seeds or as
offshoots of parent plants. Offshoots are genetically identical to
parent plants, while seeds, even if produced by self-pollination may
not be exactly identical to their parent.
Anthurium Seeds-
Anthurium Seeds
All members of Araceae produce an inflorescence or spadix, where both
male and female portions of the flower are present. Self pollination
does not occur, unless a plant produces multiple flowers at different
times because the stigma and the stamen are active at different times.
The spadix is surrounded by a spathe, a modified leaf, which is
mistakenly thought to be the flower by some, whereas the spadix is the
true flower of the anthurium.
Anthuriums may be grown for their leaves or for their flowers. They can
be grown outdoors in tropical climates or indoors in colder climates.
Warmer temperatures, 65 to 80 degrees, are required, and freezing
temperatures will damage these plants. They grow well in moist, but not
saturated soil, with a lot of humus. Direct sunlight will harm them, so
keep them in bright indirect light.
They are most commonly propagated by taking cuttings. A cutting should
have at least two growing nodes that consist of bunches of roots and
leaves. It should be placed in a mix of peat moss and perlite or sand
and watered regularly. They may also be propagated by seed, but the
production of seed will often require an expert's skill and patience;
since the process from pollination to seedling may take up to a year
and a half.
Category: Anthurium Tags: anthurium, anthuriums
Anthurium Amnicola aka Tulip Anthuriums
Purple Amnicola Hybrid-
Purple Amnicola Hybrid
Tulip anthuriums originally hail from the tropical South American
country of Panama. In the wild, they like to grow on boulders that are
located next to streams. I guess they like hanging out by rivers, just
like fly fishermen do.
They are a most excellent variety of anthurium, because they have a
pleasant, swell-smelling fragrance and they can produce up to eight
flowers a year. Furthermore, they make excellent indoor plants, because
they are small and don't take up a lot of room.
They are an interesting kind of anthurium because of the distinctive
shape of their flowers. Instead of being heart shaped like most other
anthuriums, they are tulip shaped. They have light purple petals and
dark purple noses. I like how they are like tulips with a tropical
ambiance. Pure-breed Amnicola produce small, dark-green, spade shaped
leaves and small flowers with short stems that generally top out at
twelve inches long.
Pink Amnicola Anthurium-
Pink Amnicola Anthurium
Amnicola has frequently been hybridized with Anthurium Andraeanum to
produce a variety of flower colors, which include: purple, red, pink,
purple, green, fuschia, lavender and white. Pure-breed amnicola and
hybrid amnicola can both produce up to eight flowers a year, so your
amnicola could have flowers on it year round. It also produces
offshoots quite readily, so it is ideal if you want to produce more
plants. You can let the offshoots develop for a while and once they are
big enough you can separate them from the parent plant and put them
into their own pots.
Some of the hybrids can have interesting names such as Misty Pink, Lady
Jane, Pink Elf, and Pink Champagne. Others have less creative names
like: Andraecola-1 and Andraecola-2 that were created by taking the
first part of Andraeanum and the last part of Amnicola and putting them
together. Of course these will probably be given other names at some
point.
Amnicola Pictures
White Tulip-
White Tulip
White Amnicola-
White Amnicola
Purple Tulip Anthurium Plants-
Purple Tulip Anthurium Plants
Tulips and Weeds-
Tulips and Weeds
Category: Anthurium Tags: amnicola, anthurium, anthurium amnicola,
tulip anthuriums
Anthurium Species And Cultivars
There are many different anthurium species and cultivars. Many more are
being discovered or created each year. This is my guide to the various
species and cultivars.
Anthurium Andraeanum Cultivars
Red Anthurium-
Red Anthurium
Waimea Anthurium
The Waimea is a red anthurium that was created to fill an important
need. Red anthuriums are very popular flowers, but the foremost variety
of red anthurium, the Ozaki, was decimated by a bacterial blight. The
Waimea was created in response to this. It is a blight resistant
variety that produces a lot of bright red flowers.
The Waimea was created back in 1987 by crossing Paradise Pink with a
Marian Seefurth hydrid. The result was a fast growing plant that
produced six flowers a year on average. The Waimea anthurium produces
medium sized, heart shaped flowers with a red spathe and a spadix that
changes from orange-red to red-purple. The flowers that it produces
have a vase life of approximately 28 days.
Centennial Anthurium
The Centennial is a white anthurium that was named for the 100 year
anniversary of higher education in the Hawaiian Islands. The Centennial
has a lot of symbolic meaning for the University of Hawaii. It produces
a white flower with green veins. White and green are the colors of the
university. The veins merge together that the base of the flower and
this represents the many diverse cultures that have come together at
the university.
A lot of work went into the breeding of the Centennial. It is a hybrid
that was made from four different species of anthurium: A. andraeanum,
A. lindenianum, A. amnicola, and A. antioquiense. It produces a white
tulip shaped flower with mild obake tendencies. It has a yellow-green
spadix that turns white. As a plant it produces dark green leaves and
many offshoots. It is great as a cut flower and as a potted plant.
New Era
The New Era is a purplish-pink anthurium that received its name by
being the first blight resistant anthurium. It is ushering in a new era
of blight tolerant anthuriums. It has a slightly elongated spathe and a
yellow-green spadix that turns white as it matures.
The New Era was a result of crossing three different cultivars. An A494
Anthurium andraeanum was crossed with an A. antioquiense, and the
result of this pairing was again crossed with a pink UH507 to produce
this lovely flower. It has a long stem and is resistant to both
bacterial blight and anthracnose. It was released to cooperating
growers back in 2004 and it produces approximately 6 flowers per year.
It also has an excellent vase life of 44 days.
Le'ahi
Le'ahi Anthurium Flower-
Le'ahi Anthurium Flower
The Le'ahi is a pink and green obake that is named after the Hawaiian
name for Diamond Head, the iconic volcanic cone that is a prominent
Oahu landmark. The Le'ahi's keeps its beautiful coloration year-round
and produces almost 8 flowers a year. Unfortunately, it is susceptible
to blight, so it is a slightly harder variety to grow.
The Le'ahi was created by mixing a child of orange-colored UH931 and a
pink-colored Blushing Bride. It is a variety that works well as a
potted plant and as a cut flower. Though as a cut flower, some say it
has a stem that is a little too short. But its unusually beautiful
color pattern, helps to offset its short stems.
Tropic Sunrise
The Tropic Sunrise is a large orange obake flower that was created back
in 1981 by crossing an Anuenue with an Soga Orange. It produces a large
flower that is orange in the middle and green at the edges that can
grow up to one foot long. It has a yellow spadix that turns white as it
matures.
The coloration and size of the Tropic Sunrise are its best attributes.
It produces its flowers on strong stems that can be up to 30 inches
long. Its flowers can last up to 27 days in a vase and the plant
produces roughly 6 flowers per year. Testing has shown that it is a
strong plant with a slight susceptibility to anthracnose.
White Lady
White Tulip-
White Tulip
The White Lady is another amnicola based hybrid. It produces small
white tulip shaped flowers that have a tendency to be a little longer
than other tulip shaped species. It was created by crossing four
different species, so it has quite a mixed heritage. It has small dark
green leaves that are shaped like elongated spades. And it makes an
excellent potted plant or cut flower.
As a cut flower, White Lady, has a vase life of 25 days. As its flowers
age they can develop a pinkish hue, so they look great on potted
plants. It is a great plant for growers and hobbyists because it is
highly resistant to both anthracnose and blight. It yields
approximately 6 flowers a year. The spadix on these flowers can grow to
six inches long and their stems grow up to 22 inches. The spadix starts
out yellow and changes to green as the flowers mature.
Hokuloa
The Hokuloa is a beautiful white anthurium. In Hawaiian, the word
Hokuloa refers to the planet Venus, which is otherwise known as the
morning star. It is a brilliant white flower that is worthy of its
name. It comes in the standard heart shaped configuration and has a
yellow spadix that changes to white as the flower matures. It produces
medium five inch wide flowers on stems that are up to 27 inches. It is
a hardy plant that is resistant to both blight and anthracnose, so it
is relatively easy to grow.
The Hokuloa was created by breeding a Tropic Mist, which produces large
cream colored flowers with selection 768-47, which is a hybrid of a
Marian Seefurth and an A. antioquiense. This created a plant with
glossy white flowers that are resistant to rain damage. It grows well
in tissue culture and produces roughly 6 flowers per year. It has an
excellent 37 day vase life, so it makes a great cut flower.
Hilo Moon
White Anthurium Flower-
White Anthurium Flower
The Hilo Moon is another white anthurium with a celestial name. It is
closely related to the Hokula and is in fact a sibling of it as they
share the same parents. Sometimes, when you cross two plants, you get
several child plants that are worth cultivating. Like actual siblings,
you can see the resemblance, but they have their own unique qualities.
The Hilo Moon looks almost like the Hokuloa, except it is slightly less
symmetrical. It is the same white color and it has the same yellow
spadix that changes to white as the flower matures. It has a higher
yield and can produce up to 8 flowers per year, but unfortunately its
flowers have a shorter vase life, only 22 days, compared to 37 days. It
shares a resistance to blight and anthracnose and it produces more
offshoots than its sibling.
Anthurium Plants-
Anthurium Plants
Anthurium Species
There are more than eight hundred species of anthurium plants in the
world. But what is even more remarkable is that more species are being
discovered each year. So the ultimate number of anthurium species may
be much higher than eight hundred. Of these eight hundred species of
anthurium, only four species are sold commercially. And these four
species can be lumped into two categories: foliage or flowers.
Foliage Species
The two species grown for foliage are: Anthurium Crystallinum and
Anthurium Faustinomirandae. A. Crystallinum normally produces large two
foot long leaves. Its leaves have a smooth surface and dark green color
that is punctuated by pale, white veins. While, A. Faustinomirandae has
even larger green leaves that are very thick and sturdy. Its leaves can
be up to five feet long.
Anthurium Scherzerianum
The first species grown for their flowers is Anthurium Scherzerianum.
A. Scherzerianum is a plant that is very difficult to kill and hence it
is a great choice for a novice anthurium grower. It produces a large
number of flowers, but its flowers are not as impressive as the flowers
produced by A. Andreanum. Usually its flowers are small, white and have
a curly orange nose.
Anthurium Andraeanum
And the second species grown for flowers is Anthurium Andraeanum.
Almost all of the flowers that you will see in a flower shop will be
members of this species. Back in the 1940's, Hawaii's anthurium growers
discovered that they could breed anthuriums selectively. This led to
explosive growth in the number of varieties of anthurium flowers.
Anthurium Watermaliense
Anthurium Watermaliense gets its name from the town of Watermall, which
is in Belgium. Watermall was the town where this plant was first taken
after being collected in Columbia. It is also known as the "black
anthurium", though it really isn't black. It produces flowers that are
dark purple, which I suppose can be mistaken for black in the dim light
of a jungle. The distinguishing characteristic of this species is a
stipe, which other anthuriums do not possess. A stipe is a piece of
stem that offsets the spadix from the spathe on these flowers. On other
anthuriums, the spadix emerges directly from the spathe.
Anthurium Plowmanii
Anthurium Plowmanii is named after botanist Timothy Plowman, who has
discovered and catalog a large number of plants from the Amazon. It
grows in various parts of South America at elevations ranging from sea
level to 3000 feet and it tolerates dry conditions much better than
many other members of the anthurium family. It is sometimes called
Anthurium Plowmanii Ruffles or Anthurium Fruffles, possibly because of
the wavy shape of its leaves. It can grow to a decent size and grows in
what is sometimes called bird's nest form; if you use your imagination
it kind of looks like a bird's nest for perhaps a pterodactyl.
Anthurium Magnificum
Anthurium Magnificum is aptly named, it produces large and magnificent
leaves. It's olive green leaves with silver veins can grow up to two
feet long and the surface of its leaves has a velvety texture. The main
way to identify this species is to look at the petiole; members of this
species possess square shaped petioles. In the wild, this species is
only found in Columbia, but it is capable of growing in many other
parts of the world. And many people grow it because of the beautiful
leaves that it produces. It makes a great ornamental plant.
From their humble beginnings in Central and South American rain
forests, anthurium plants have come a long way to Hawaii, and they
haven't stopped there. Now they are cultivated commercially in:
Holland, Mauritius, Costa Rica and many other parts of the world. And
they have a bright future as growers are continuing to breed incredible
new varieties.
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Anthurium
In this post, I'm going to first discuss anthurium flowers and plants,
and then I am going to give you tips on buying them. Sometimes, you
should reconsider if it is good to buy them, and I am going to discuss
when this might be the case.
Anthurium Flowers
Anthurium-
Anthurium
Less than two hundred years ago, anthurium flowers looked completely
different than the way they look today. They were much plainer looking
flowers that grew untouched by man in the Amazonian rain forests of
South America. They were introduced to Hawaii in the late 1800s and it
wasn't until the 1940s that they started looking like the flowers that
we see today.
The 1940s were when enthusiasts learned how to selectively breed
anthuriums to produce the dazzling varieties of flowers that we have
today. Out of this rather plain looking plant three major flower
varieties have been developed: standard, obake and tulip. If you have
seen an anthurium, chances are, you have seen a standard variety. These
types of anthuriums usually come in solid colors and are heart shaped.
Obake anthuriums are larger than standard anthuriums and they usually
come in an elongated heart shape and generally have two or more colors.
While tulip anthuriums are shaped like tulips and come in pleasing
colors like white, pink and purple.
From the 1950s onward the industry has grown a great deal in Hawaii and
cultivation has spread to the Netherlands, Mauritius and even the
ancestral home of these plants, South America.
Anthurium Plants
Anthurium Plants-
Anthurium Plants
Anthurium plants are often grown for their foliage, their flowers and
also to be sold as potted plants. Foliage anthuriums generally produce
large, sturdy leaves. Most of these leaves are dark green and some even
have striking white stripes.
In general, anthuriums that are grown for cut flowers almost
exclusively come from the Andreanum species or hybrids of this species
as they seem to produce the finest flowers. Both obake and standard
flower varieties are from Andreanum species, while tulip species are
generally Andreacola cultivars produced by hybridizing Andreanum with
Amnicola.
Usually Scherzerianum, Amnicola or Andreacola species make the best
potted plants. They are typically smaller in size and easier to care
for. The only downside is that they offer less variety in the colors
and sizes of flowers that are produced. Andreanum can be grown as a
potted plant, but they are slightly more difficult to raise.
Anthurium Ordering Tips
When ordering anthuriums, there are a few things that you should know.
The most important thing is to know exactly what you are ordering. The
biggest reason for disappointment, when ordering these flowers, is not
getting what you are expecting. Nearly all websites will show you a
picture of a fully assembled arrangement. But unless you are
specifically ordering a fully assembled arrangement, you will get loose
flowers that you have to arrange by yourself.
Second, be careful when ordering during times of the year with
extremely hot or cold weather conditions. These flowers do not do well
when subjected to temperature extremes. If you absolutely have to order
them during a hot or cold time of the year, make sure that you choose
the fastest shipping option available. The less time they have to spend
in the heat or the cold the better. If ordering during a cold time of
the year, you may also want to request an insulated box to keep the
flowers warm.
Try to order from a site that provides a guarantee. Not all sites
provide guarantees, but most do. Most sites with guarantees will send
you a replacement if your flowers arrive in poor condition as long as
you were home to receive them when they were delivered. If you were not
home to receive them and they sat at the shipping company for a while,
the guarantee will be voided. So another tip is to make sure that you
are home to receive your flowers when they are first delivered.
The distance between where you live and where your flowers come from is
another critical point. Obviously, the closer the farm is to your home,
the better. Shorter shipping times result in fresher flowers. So try to
order from the closest location possible and choose the fastest
delivery method available. As a general rule, the shipping time should
be four days at the longest and fewer than four days is significantly
better, overnight shipping is, of course, ideal.
When ordering plants, before you order, you should make sure that you
have the proper growing conditions for them. If not, they won't last
long. The ideal place to raise your plants has bright, indirect
sunlight and is humid and warm. The temperature should be between 65
and 85 degrees. If you can't provide these conditions, you may want to
reconsider buying a plant, because outside of these conditions, they
are much harder to grow. But if you grow your plant indoors, in the
vast majority of cases, you should be able to provide this set of
conditions.
Anthurium Flower Care
Here are a few tips to help you extend the vase life of your flowers.
The main thing that you need to do to enhance the vase life of your
flowers is to keep their water carrying tubes open, so that they can
receive all the water that they need. When you first receive your
flowers clip half an inch off the bottom of their stems to clear any
blockages that may have developed. Then place them into a vase with
clean water. If there are any impurities in the water, this can block
their water carrying tissue.
There are several other things that you can do to help them last
longer. Adding a little commercial flower preservative will help reduce
bacterial growth. Making sure that the temperature stays between 65 and
75 degrees will also help. Finally, keeping them away from Ethylene gas
from ripening fruits, dying plants and car exhaust will also do
wonders.
Each week you should change the water in your vase. And you should also
clip another half an inch of the stems of your flowers. Sure, your
flowers will get a little shorter over time, but they will last much
longer if you do this.
Anthurium Care
The most important thing that you can do to keep your plant healthy is
to water it properly. It needs to receive water regularly, preferably
on a daily basis. But you need to make sure that it is potted in a soil
that drains rapidly, because if water is allowed to remain next to the
roots of your plant, it is likely to get root rot. So water frequently,
but make sure that the water drains well.
Correct levels of light, humidity and the proper temperature range are
very important. These plants like bright, indirect light. They will be
sunburned if left in direct sunlight, but they still like to receive a
good amount of indirect light. As for humidity, they like it high,
between 75 to 100%. And they are best suited for temperatures between
65 to 85 degrees and can only tolerate short amounts of time outside of
this range.
As for fertilizing, if you are going make any mistakes, it is best to
err on the side of feeding them too little. If you give them too
little, they will grow slowly, but if you give them too much, they will
die. So I think that this is an easy choice to make. The simplest way
to fertilize them is to give them a slow release fertilizer every six
months. Start by giving them one fourth what is recommended on the
label. If they are growing too slowly, you can increase the amount
slight. But if you see any signs of fertilizer burn, remove the excess
fertilizer and reduce the amount you are feeding them.
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Anthurium Propagation: Seeds, Cuttings & Tissue Culture
There are three ways to propagate anthurium plants: you can take
cuttings; you can grow them from seeds; or you can tissue culture them.
Cuttings are easy for anyone to do. Seeds are a little more difficult
to do, and tissue culture is generally reserved for scientists in labs
or really advanced anthurium cultivators.
Anthurium Cuttings
Cuttings are by far the easiest way to propagate your anthurium plant.
The best part about taking cuttings is that the plants you produce will
look exactly the same as the parent plant. First, you must wait until
your plant is big enough to allow a cutting to be taken. Generally
you'll want to see at least four nodes, or sets of leaves and roots,
before taking a cutting. Once your plant is big enough, cut it in half,
so that each portion has at least two nodes. Leave the base of your
plant in its original pot and it will generate new growth. Then put the
top cutting into a new pot, water it regularly and it will keep
growing, too.
Anthurium Seeds-
Anthurium Seeds
Anthurium Seeds
Anthurium seeds are another way to propagate your plant. However it is
a much more difficult process and takes a lot more patience. The stigma
and stamen of these flowers are active at different times, so if you
want to produce seeds you will have to store pollen in the freezer or
have two flowers at different stages of development. So the first thing
you have to do is gather pollen. Use a paint brush to scrape pollen off
the stamen and into a vial. Keep this vial in the freezer until you see
that the stigmas are ready to be pollinated. Once you have a flower
with receptive stigmas dust a little pollen over it. Next you will have
to wait for approximately a year for seeds to be produced.
Anthurium Tissue Culture
Tissue culture is almost exclusive done within the confines of a lab,
with the exception of really high end hobbyists and growers. It is best
left to commercial growers because it is very expensive and is
generally used when one wants to produce thousands of genetically
identical plants. So how does an anthurium farmer tissue culture an
anthurium plant?
Baby Anthurium Plants-
Baby Anthurium Plants
First, the anthurium farmer chooses an ideal specimen. This specimen
will be replicated thousands of times, so a lot of time and effort is
put into choosing the very best specimen available. Once this precious
plant is selected, the farmer takes it to a lab.
In the lab, a scientist confirms that the specimen is healthy and then
chops off a piece of it. Then the scientist will sterilize the sample
and put it into a beaker that contains an agar based gel. This beaker
also contains special plant hormones that trigger the sample to form a
callus, which is an undifferentiated mass of plant cells.
The callus is divided into many portions and then allowed to grow once
more. This method is replicated multiple times. Once sufficient
material is created, the calluses are moved to a growing media which
contains plant hormones that cause the undifferentiated cells to
transform into roots and shoots. This causes hundreds of plantlets to
sprout from every callus.
After the plantlets have grown sufficiently, they're transplanted into
brand new flasks to mature further. Once they have reached a size where
they can survive in open air, they are removed from the beakers and
transferred into pots. These new plants are allowed to mature in the
tightly controlled conditions of a plant nursery for a while. Then,
after they have adjusted to growing in open air, they're returned to
the farmer for transplanting into his fields.
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Red Anthurium Flowers and Plants
Red Anthurium Flower-
Red Anthurium Flower, Price: $3.25
Our red anthurium flowers are the perfect gift when you want to express
a burning passion for that special someone in your life. Red is the
color of passion and love, and it is also the color of bravery,
strength and courage under fire. We sell large red anthuriums for only
$3.25 per stem. We will soon be offering top cuttings of red Princess
Lily Anthuriums for $29 per plant.
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Red Anthurium Flowers
A number of years ago, before plant breeders started working with them,
anthuriums were much plainer than they are now. They produced smaller,
less colorful flowers. Thanks to the effort of plant breeders, today,
we have a plethora of shapes, colors and sizes. One of the original
colors produced by the plant breeders is red. Because of this, red
anthuriums were one of the first commercial varieties of anthurium
flowers.
Red Anthurium Plants
Red Anthurium Plants-
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There are a number of varieties of red anthurium plants. Varieties
include: Kozohara, Ozaki, Starlight Red, Princess Lily and New Pahoa
Red. The Kozohara and Ozaki are among the older varieties and the other
varieties are slightly newer. The major weakness of the red varieties
is that the majority of them are highly susceptible to bacterial
blight, though the University of Hawaii and other breeders have been
hard at work at creating blight tolerant varieties.
Anthurium Blight
Several decades ago the emergence of the bacterial blight nearly wiped
out the industry because the majority of the flowers grown were red and
hence highly susceptible to the blight. Fortunately, better
sanitization practices and the cultivation of blight resistance
varieties have allowed red flowers to stage a comeback.
Red Anthurium Care
Aside from taking precautions against the blight, caring for red
varieties is fairly similar to other varieties. And assuming that you
are raising only a few potted plants in your home, you probably don't
even have to take precautions against the blight; provided that your
plants aren't located right next to each other and you don't visit any
anthurium farms.
Essentially, find a warm area for your red anthuriums. Next, make sure
that this area receives bright, but indirect sunlight, so that your
plant won't be burnt by the sun. Then pay close attention to how you
water them. Give them a little water everyday and make sure that the
excess water is allowed to drain out of their pots. Not allowing water
to drain is the second biggest reason for dead plants. Of course the
first reason is not remembering to water them at all.
So this is really all you need to know about red anthurium plants. They
are very easy to care for. They are much like regular anthurium plants.
They are one of the oldest commercial varieties. And they have a
susceptibility to blight, but this is not a big deal if you are not
raising them in commercial quantities.
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anthurium plants
Pink Anthurium Flowers
Pink Anthurium Flower-
Pink Anthurium Flower, Price $3.50
Pink symbolizes grace and youthfulness. So Pink Anthurium Flowers make
an ideal gift for a joyful friend who is the epitome of youthful
innocence and gentility. Our flowers grow on a small farm on the island
of Hawaii that is only a few miles away from the Kilauea Volcano. Each
of these lovely Pink Anthuriums costs only $3.50 per stem. While our
Pink Marian Seefurth Anthurium Plants are priced at $29 per top
cutting.
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Introduction
There are many varieties of pink anthurium. They can range in color
from light pink to dark pink and they can be solid colored or mixed
with other colors like white and green. You can even find then in
standard, tulip, butterfly or obake shapes. Some of the amnicola
hybrids are even blight resistant, so as you can see there is a great
deal of variety in the pink anthurium category.
Obake varieties that are pink include Kimi, Anuenue and Le'ahi.
Standard pink varieties consist of Marian Seefurth, Shibori and Blush
Bride, while Lady Beth is the primary tulip variety. A pure pink obake
does not exist, as by definition, obakes consist of two or more colors.
The majority of pink obake varieties are colored pink and green.
Pink Anthurium Plants
Pink Anthurium Plants-
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Pink anthurium care is really straight forward. They require a growing
environment that is heated between 70 and 80 degrees. Humidity should
be as close to 100% as possible. They thrive on bright, but indirect
sunlight. Full sunlight will burn their delicate flowers and leaves.
When growing them in dry environments, mist them with water twice per
day. This will give them the moisture that they require.
As long as your plants are in a potting soil that drains rapidly, they
should be watered on a daily basis. You must ensure that any excess
water is removed immediately. If your potting soil retains moisture you
will have to be more judicious about watering, you will need to make
sure that the soil dries slightly between waterings or your plant may
experience root rot.
Prune away leaves that are turning yellow or dying, but make sure you
don't remove too many leaves. Fertilize once per year with a slow
release 5-10-5 fertilizer or something close to that ratio. Use about a
quarter of what is recommended on the label or less. Under
fertilization is preferable to over fertilization.
Pink Anthurium Arrangments
In anthurium arrangements, pinks go well with many of the other pastel
colors such as purple or green. They also look great with white colored
varieties. The main thing to keep in mind is the relative size of the
flowers. Tulips are small and should be arranged with other tulips,
while obakes are large and should be arranged with other obakes. And of
course standard pinks should be arranged with other medium sized
standard varieties.
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Anthurium Andraeanum a.k.a. Andreanum
Anthurium Andraeanum is an extremely popular species of flowering plant
from the Araceae family. There are between 800 and 1000 known species
of anthurium, but Andraeanum which is also commonly spelled Andreanum
is by far the most popular and most commonly grown species. Various
Andraeanum cultivars form the core of the anthurium flower industry,
which started back in the late 1940s in Hawaii.
Anthurium Facts
Anthurium Andraeanum-
Anthurium Andraeanum
Family: Araceae
Genus: Anthurium
Species: Andraeanum
Plant Type: Herbaceous perennial
Zone: 11 to 12
Height: 1 to 1.5 feet
Spread: 0.75 to 1 foot
Bloom Time: Flowers freely
Sun: Part shade
Water: Medium
Maintenance: Medium
Uses: House plant, cut flower
Common Names
Anthurium, tail flower, flamingo flower, cresto de gallo, cockscomb,
anturio and boy flower. But anthurium is the common name that is used
most widely.
Common Misspellings
Antherium, anturium, arunthium, anthorium, anthiriums, antariam,
antorlium, anthuriam, anthrurium, anthirium, anterium and antorium.
Noteworthy Attributes
These plants are native to Central and South America, however many of
the original cultivars were initially developed in Hawaii. They produce
6 to 12 heart-shaped flowers a year in a wide assortment of colors.
Plants grow to an average of three feet tall, though they can grow much
taller in the proper environment. They produce heart shaped leaves that
can range from 8 to 18 inches long. It flowers year round in tropical
conditions and seeds are unlikely to be produced on indoor plants
without manual pollination procedures.
Anthurium Care Guidelines
Outside of the tropics, it can be grown in most parts of the world as a
potted houseplant. Proper anthurium care starts with using a very
well-drained potting mixture. And remember to put a layer of pot
shards, marbles or gravel at the bottom of the pot to further ensure
good drainage. Bright light is required, but direct sunlight can burn
these plants. They require consistent watering throughout the year and
they do not go dormant during the winter. Ensure that they are not
exposed to temperatures less than 60 degrees for any extended period.
They require high humidity or frequent misting with water. Repot every
two years and utilize a thin layer of sphagnum or peat moss on the
surface to retain a little moisture.
Caution Poisonous
Anthuriums can be poisonous to humans and pets. They contain Calcium
oxalate which can cause oral irritation and difficulty swallowing, so
keep them out of reach of children and pets.
Solutions To Common Anthurium Problems
Dark Spots On Leaves
If you keep your plant in a cold location and the leaves of your plant
develop dark spots, you should try moving it to a warmer area.
Leaves Are Turning Yellow And Withering
This can be caused by excessive exposure to sunlight. If your plant is
in a very sunny spot, try moving it to a location that receives less
sunlight.
Scale Insect Infestation
If your plant is attacked by scale insects, mix a mild solution of soap
and water and use a soft cloth to wipe down the leaves of your plant.
Stunted Growth And Small Shriveled Leaves
This may be caused by a fungal infection that is affecting the roots of
your Anthurium Andraeanum. Prevent this from occurring by using a well
drained potting soil and being careful with your watering. If this has
already occurred, try repotting into a well drained soil and trimming
away diseased portions of the plant.
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Anthurium Flower Overview
Anthurium flowers come in many different shapes and sizes. I'm sure
that you could find hundreds of different kinds of flower variations.
But there are just three main types of anthurium flowers: obake, tulip
and standard. These classifications are based on the shape and the
color pattern of each flower.
Obake Anthurium Flowers
Obake means "ghost" in the Japanese language. Since many of the
earliest anthurium growers in Hawaii were Japanese, I guess it makes
sense that this type of anthurium flower would receive a Japanese name.
But what is less clear is why they chose to name these types of flowers
"ghost." Perhaps, it is because these beautiful, large flowers have an
ethereal quality. Obake also has a second meaning in Japanese. It can
also mean "a thing that changes" or something that is in transition.
Perhaps the change from one color to another that is present in all
obake flowers meets this definition.
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Obake Anthurium Flowers-
Orange Obake Anthurium Flowers
White Obake Anthurium Flower-
White Obake Anthurium Flower
Obake anthuriums are, in my opinion, the most stunning type of
anthurium flowers. They produce the largest flowers and they rarely
found in a single boring color, but instead are multi-colored. Each
flower will often have one color in the center and a different color at
their edges. They are shaped like elongated hearts and their spathe is
often a little wavy. They are the most expensive variety to purchase,
so I guess others feel the same way that I do about them.
Tulip Anthurium Flowers
Tulip anthuriums are shaped like tulips. Hopefully this isn't a big
surprise. They tend to be the smallest variety, often producing flowers
that are only two to six inches in size.
Tulip Anthurium-
Tulip Anthurium Flower
Purple Tulip Anthurium Flower-
Purple Tulip Anthurium Flower
They come in a range of colors including red, pink, purple, lavender
and white. Unlike other types of anthuriums, some varieties of tulip
anthuriums produce a pleasant, sweet scent. Unfortunately, their
fragrance doesn't always seem to last when they shipped as a cut
flower. So you may need to find a tulip anthurium plant that is in
bloom to experience their pleasing fragrance for yourself.
Standard Anthurium Flowers
Standard Anthuriums-
Red Anthurium Flower
White Anthurium Flower-
White Anthurium Flower
Standard anthuriums are the oldest and most common variety of
anthurium. They are what most people think of when the word anthurium
is mentioned. They are shaped like perfect Valentine's Day hearts and
the majority come in solid colors, thought a minority come in
multi-colored patterns. They typically range in size from three to
eight inches and the most famous color is red. Though they can also
come in orange, green, pink, various pastels and purple. Multi-colored
varieties can have an obake-like color pattern or they can also be
speckled.
Pictures From Our Farm
Here are a few pictures of the anthurium flowers that live on our farm.
Would you believe that some of these anthurium plants are almost as old
as I am? Well it's true, if they aren't harmed by injury or disease,
anthurium plants can outlive us. We take top cuttings, plant them, let
them grow for a few years and take top cuttings again, and this cycle
repeats almost endlessly.
Anthurium Field-
Anthurium Field
Dark Red and Green Obake Anthurium Flowers-
Obake Anthuriums
Midori Anthurium-
Midori Anthurium
Kalapana Anthurium Flower-
Kalapana Anthurium Flower
Kozohara Anthurium Flower-
Kozohara Anthurium Flower
Light Pink and Green Obake Anthurium-
Light Pink and Green Obake Anthurium
Anthurium Flowers-
Princess Lily Anthurium
Purple Tulip Anthurium Flower-
Purple Tulip Anthurium
Purplish Red Tulip Anthurium-
Purplish Red Tulip
Immature Anthurium Plants-
Immature Anthurium Plants
Anthurium Plants-
Mature Anthurium Plants
Watermelon Obake Anthurium-
Tatsuta Obake Anthurium
A Common Mistake When Ordering Anthurium Flowers
When ordering anthuriums for the first time, a common mistake is to not
know exactly what is being ordered. Often, people will see a picture
perfect anthurium bouquet or arrangement on a website and expect that
this arrangement is exactly what they are going to be getting. But when
it finally arrives and they open the box they are disappointed to find
a bunch of loose flowers that they have to arrange on their own. To
guard against making this mistake, check with the retailer to find out
if they are selling loose flowers or actual arrangements.
Trivia
* Anthurium means "tail flower" in the Greek language
* Samuel Damon brought the anthurium to Hawaii in 1889
* The rain forests of Central and South America were the ancestral
home of anthurium plants
* Anthurium plants can be mildly poisonous, they can cause stomach
issues if ingested
* There are more than 800 species of anthuriums
* Virtually all anthurium flowers are of the species Anthurium
Andreanum, this includes: obake, tulip and standard anthuriums in
nearly every color of the rainbow
* Anthurium flowers are perfect, meaning that they have both male and
female parts
Little Known Facts About Anthurium Flowers
What you think of as anthurium flowers really aren't flowers at all,
they are actually spathes. A spathe is really just a specialized leaf,
or in other words, a bract, which is essentially a cross between a
petal and a leaf. The spathe can come in almost all of the colors of
the rainbow, from red to violet and it can also come in a variety of
shapes, from the standard heart shape to the tulip shape.
In the center of the spathe, is where the real anthurium flower
resides. This is where the spadix, a.k.a.: nose, tail or inflorescence
is located. The spadix is the actual anthurium flower; it is where the
stamen (male part of the flower) and stigma (female part of the flower)
are to be found. The stamen and stigma can only be seen with magnifying
glasses and appear as tiny bumps on the spadix.
In summary, the anthurium flower consists of the following parts. The
spathe, which everyone calls a flower, but which is actually just a
glorified leaf; the spadix, which is the actual flower; and the stigma
and stamen, which are the female and male parts of the flower that
appear as tiny bumps.
Anthurium Plants-
Anthurium Plants
Anthurium Plants
There are just two major categories of anthuriums that you may find in
your local plant store: foliage varieties and flowering varieties. And
the vast majority of what you see will there will be flowering
varieties.
As far as foliage varieties go, the main types are Anthurium
Crystallinum and Anthurium Faustinomirandae. A. Crystallinum will
typically produce dark green, smooth leaves with highlighted white
veins that are up to two feet in size. While, A. Faustinomirandae will
often produce monstrous five foot leaves that are stiff as paperboard.
But good luck finding these in your garden store, these will take a
little effort to procure.
In terms of flowering varieties the two main varieties are Anthurium
Scherzerianum and Anthurium Andreanum. A. Scherzerianum is a tough
plant and it is an excellent choice for your first anthurium plant as
it is easy to care for and tough to kill. But it leaves much to be
desired in terms of the types of flowers that it produces, which are
rather limited. It usually produces small white flowers with a curly
orange spadix and it has smaller spade shaped leaves.
If you want the widest possible choice in flower shapes, sizes and
colors, look to A. Andreanum. It is the species that is responsible for
virtually all of the various types of anthurium flowers that are found
in flower shops. In Hawaii, in the 1940's, anthurium hobbyists learned
how to selectively breed anthuriums. The fruit of their efforts was an
explosion of different types of A. Andreanum flowers. They produced the
three main flower shapes: standard, obake and tulips. And they also
created many of the colors that we see today: red, orange, green,
purple, pink, pastels, speckled and much, much more.
How To Care For Anthuriums
Anthuriums are strong plants and they are relatively easy to care for.
There is really just two things that you need to do.
First, you need to water your plant regularly. It is critical that you
give your anthurium enough water to keep it hydrated and do not give it
so much water that it drowns. Ideally, you should water your plant
every day, but you need to make sure that its soil drains well. You
never want it to be left sitting it water. The water must drain away to
allow oxygen to reach its roots. If oxygen does not reach its roots,
anaerobic bacteria start to grow and will attack the root system of
your plant.
Second, you need to fertilize your anthurium. The ideal way to do this
is to use a very dilute liquid fertilizer once a week. But this is
really too way too much work and the easier solution is to apply a slow
release fertilizer every three to six months. This is much easier and
produces close to the same results as the liquid fertilizer method.
Proper Growing Conditions For Anthuriums
You have to keep in mind that anthuriums come from tropical rain
forests, so you'll want to replicate this environment as closely as
possible when you are growing an anthurium plant. To do this you'll
need high humidity, warm temperatures and filtered sunlight.
The ideal place to meet these conditions is a window in your bathroom.
When you take a hot shower, this will produce a lot of humidity. So the
first necessary condition is fulfilled. By keeping your plant in your
home you will generally meet the second condition which is a warm, but
not excessively hot temperature. Anthuriums love temperatures of 70 to
80 degrees and they will be happy if you keep your home at this
temperature. Finally, putting your plant near a window will give it
filtered sunlight. Anthuriums like a lot of light, but too much light
can cause their leaves to burn. Just put your plant as close to the
window as you can, without it burning.
Category: Anthurium Flowers Tags: anthurium, anthurium care, anthurium
flowers, anthurium plants
Anthurium Scherzerianum Plant Care
Scherzerianum (or Pig-Tail Anthurium) are a beautiful breed of
anthurium plant that produces red, orange or pink flowers. What sets
them apart from Andraeanum is their spadix. They have a curly spadix,
rather than a straight one like Andraeanum. Since they are closely
related to Andraeanum, Anthurium Scherzerianum Plant Care is really not
very different than what is required for Andraeanum.
I suppose that the main difference between the species is that
Scherzerianum is a bit better adapted as a houseplant so they are in
fact a little easier to care for.
Flamingo Flower by Keith Roper, on Flickr-
Creative Commons Attribution 2.0 Generic License- by Keith
Roper
Temperature
The ideal temperature for it is 80 degrees. Ideally, it should not be
exposed to temperatures below 60 degrees or above 90 degrees.
Temperatures below 60 degrees will hinder growth and flowering, while
temperatures above 90 degrees can cause damage to flowers and leaves.
Freezing temperatures are to be avoided at all costs, since exposure to
frost can be deadly.
Light
Bright, indirect sunlight is best. But direct exposure to midday sun
can burn leaves and foliage, so make sure that it is never exposed to
strong, direct sunlight. If your plant is near a window with direct
sun, cover the window with a thin, filmy curtain to block a portion of
the light. If your plant receives too little light, it may stop
flowering. A tell-tale sign of insufficient light is a plant that
produces a lot of dark green leaves and no flowers.
Potting Soil
Any loose, well drained soil will work well. If you have access to
volcanic cinder, you can use it. If not, you can use a mix that has
bark, moss and perlite. The key is to make sure that your potting soil
drains well. Excessive moisture can cause root rot and other problems
that may harm your plant.
Watering
Water your plant regularly, but make sure that the water drains out of
the pot quickly. In the rainforest, these plants grow up the side of
trees. Despite receiving daily water from rain, their roots are never
soaked in water because the water drips down the side of the tree and
away from their roots. Since your plant is in a pot, you need to make
sure that all of the water drains out of the pot and the potting soil
dries slightly, but not completely, before watering again.
Humidity
Humidity should be high, but not excessive. Somewhere around 70 to 80%
is ideal. Any higher and fungal issues may occur. Down to 50% is
generally fine. But you may want to mist the leaves once and a while.
Mist the leaves in the morning and make sure that they dry by the
evening to prevent fungal problems. If they don't dry by the evening,
this means that your humidity is more than enough and you don't need to
mist your plants. At this level of humidity good air circulation is
essential to prevent the growth of fungus.
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