You can’t beat Anthurium for brilliance. The spathes are brightly colored in red, rose, pink, coral, and orange, or like Anthurium scherzerianum rothschildianum, above in red, spotted with white.
The spathes usually develop from March to August, resemble patent leather, and are durable—lasting several weeks. However, they look so artificial that many people think at first that they are made of plastic.
Anthurium Growing Requirements
Temperature
You can grow anthuriums in the house if you give them a high humidity and a warm temperature of 65° degrees Fahrenheit at night. They need good light, but no sun and must be carefully protected from drafts.
Watering
Give the plants lots of water during spring and summer and feed them with soluble plant food once a month during spring. During the rest of the year, they need only moderate watering and no feeding.
Potting Mixture
For potting soil, use a mixture of peat moss, sphagnum moss, coarse sand, and a little osmunda, the material used in growing orchids.
Growing Anthuriums
If you want to grow your plants from seed, start them in spring in a mixture of sand and milled, or chopped, sphagnum moss. The seed needs a temperature of about 80° degrees Fahrenheit for germination, and high humidity helps greatly.
Once the seedlings are up and have developed large leaves, transplant them into individual pots.
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