A bright flower with large glossy leaves and an unusual inflorescence always catches the eye. Flower lovers know this plant called Anthurium. Special care is required to ensure its flowering from spring to autumn. But there is not always a guarantee that a plant purchased in a flower shop can take root in your apartment. To understand the intricacies of breeding Anthurium, get acquainted with the flower closer.
The name of the evergreen plant Anthurium can be translated from Greek - Flowertail, also called the flamingo flower. A flower grown at home can reach a height of 60 to 90 centimeters. When choosing a plant in a flower shop, it’s worth stopping at a specimen with glossy, hard leaves and several unopened buds. One of the most popular varieties for breeding at home is Anthurium Henre.
The plant belongs to the Aroid family and grows in the tropics and subtropics of America. Therefore, the flower Anthurium care requires appropriate to its origin. So, the plant loves heat, diffused sunlight and high humidity. In accordance with this, it should be placed near windows located on the east side, monitor the temperature in the room. It should be between 20 and 26 degrees. So that the plant does not begin to hurt, in winter the temperature in the room should not be below eighteen degrees.
The plant does not like drafts, but it needs to provide an influx of fresh air. If Anthurium does not bloom, then the reason for this may be insufficient lighting. A guest from the humid tropics should be regularly (twice a day) sprayed with water, and this must be done very carefully so that water does not fall on the flowers. They also recommend wrapping the plant roots with sphagnum moss, and spraying not only the plant itself, but also moss. Only soft, filtered water is suitable for irrigation. Most plentiful should be watering in spring and summer. In winter and autumn, the plant can be watered once a week, while the soil should not dry out. The leaves of the plant should be wiped with a damp sponge. Wilted flowers must be removed so as not to weaken the plant.
Like any other plant, it requires feeding and Anthurium. Caring for it involves applying fertilizer once every 2-3 weeks during spring and autumn. Fertilizers are suitable for aroid or ornamental flowering plants. An important stage during plant care is its first transplant after purchase in a store. A shallow and fairly wide pot is suitable for this, since Anthurium has a root system, which is located in the surface soil layer. Carefully remove the substrate from the fragile roots of the flower, put drainage on the bottom of the pot. For transplantation, a loose and breathable substrate consisting of peat, pieces of bark and sphagnum moss, or a mixture of leaf and turf land, sand and peat should be used.
If Anthurium has taken root in your house, its reproduction is possible in several ways. For breeding a plant, its apical cuttings or lateral processes are suitable. You can grow Anthurium from seeds. Shrub separation is less commonly used because the roots of the plant are very fragile. Since the plant is an epiphyte, growing in a specially created room greenhouse will be most suitable for it.
Note that both the leaves and the stems of the Anthurium plant are poisonous. Caring for it requires caution. Keep children and pets away from chewing. When caring for a flower, do not forget to wear gloves.
Anthurium, although it requires special care, is rather capricious and demanding to observe the rules of detention, but as a reward to the grower there will be a richly flowering plant.