![]() Propagate by dividing the plant when you decide to re-pot in spring. Cleaning lightly with a gentle sponge is advised, which improves humidity – and makes it look healthy. The flamingo loves being misted with a light spray of lukewarm water, regulary. These are re-potted within spring usually every 2 years, or when they become pot-bound. Water every couple of days and less in the winter.Ī good draining soil is best suited, such as a peat moss based potting soil and perlite. Keeping the soil moist at all times within the summer is advisable. The flamingo flower is a lover of light – but not direct sunlight. Lower temperatures will affect it’s leaves (may turn yellow), impede it’s growth and flowering. ![]() Anthurium scherzerianum (botanical/scientific).Īverage room temperatures from 65☏/18.3☌ – 75☏/23.8☌ (maybe a little higher and not below 60☏/15.5☌). Facts Origin:įlamingo flower, pigtail plant (common). ![]() Wear gloves – to prevent skin irritation. It’s advisable to keep pets (dog’s and cat’s) well away and prevent personally handling them when re-potting. Poisonous: If digested the plant is poisonous and can cause digestion problems. Misting and keeping the plant clean will bring out the best of this plant’s appearance. Lance shaped leaves (long and wider in the middle) are also an attractive feature that grow to approximately 8 inches long. The red colored (other colors are available) spathe has a very distinct glossy look that bloom’s usually throughout spring to summer (flowers can last for a few weeks). How they look: The spadix (curly orange stem of very small flowers) and the spathe (what looks like the flower but is a bract - modified leaf –) look’s outstanding. However, a grower needs to be aware that they need plenty or care and attention (see instructions below) which may not suit the inexperienced grower. Growing and care: These are delightful to grow because of how spledid they look. The main differences between the flamingo and oilcloth is in size (flamingo is smaller) the leaves are a different shape and the spadix grows straight or slightly bent with the A andreanum (oilcoth). Some people are mistaken when they state the A andreanum is the Flamingo flower (it’s the oilcloth flower) – which is important to know, because they have differences. Different species: The A scherzerianum is one of many species from the Anthurium genus (there are many more).
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