There are exotic and unusual plants, the approach to which is unusual even for those who know well how to care for flowers. Anthurium is from such indoor green pets. Your care will be rewarded with the appearance of incredibly beautiful bracts. They are often mistaken for flowers. Anthurium is unusually bright, and its structure is unusual for our eyes. But to understand the intricacies of its cultivation is very interesting.
Bright tropical flowers - anthurium - in your home
First of all, be patient. Even if you bought a flowering Anthurium, you will have to make a lot of efforts to continue this process. This is hard work. However, thanks to the information collected by more than one generation of amateur gardeners, you will succeed. In nature, this plant develops in the shade of tropical trees. Keep this in mind if you really want to see the flowers. Anthurium is shade-tolerant, and therefore it should be placed in the back of the room, and not on the windowsills.
However, for growth and flowering, you still need to provide some light. How to resolve this dilemma? Ideally, you need to place the plant closer to the southeast window. You may need to build a special table or stand where you will place home-grown flowers. Anthurium, care of which requires special attention, is worth it. Such a location will allow the plant to bask in the morning sun and get a beneficial shadow in the afternoon.
Planting and further cultivation
If the plant already had flowers during its purchase, the anthurium needs a period of adaptation. At this time, you need to water it very moderately and protect it from drafts. After the adaptation is completed, it is necessary to transplant (or transfer) the plant to a new substrate and a suitable container. First, carefully inspect the roots - are they healthy? Make sure that the land in which Anthurium was sold is of high quality. If the answers to these two questions are positive, then carefully transfer the anthurium with a lump of earth into a new container and sprinkle a little fresh soil. Damaged and doubtful-looking roots must be carefully removed, the places of the cuts should be treated with brilliant green, and covered with crushed activated carbon.
A light fertile substrate, which will not impede the access of air to the roots, is necessary for anthurium. It must necessarily include turf land, moss (peat), coconut fiber. To increase friability, you can add part of the substrate for bromeliads. Be careful about the size of the pot. If you want the flowering to continue indefinitely, you can’t take a container that is much larger than the previous one. Since in this case, an abundant increase in "children" cannot be avoided. And the abundance of land in the pot can provoke putrefactive processes. Shallow and wide capacity will be ideal. Water the plant only after the substrate is completely dry. And of course, like any plant from the tropics, anthurium must be sprayed at least twice a week.