I got this gorgeous Anthurium but have never seen one with pink spikes before. I would like to know any and all name information from its Latin name to cultivar :) (I can handle care, I have several but not this particular one.) It is commonly called "Snow White Anthurium" and I simply love it.
WOW!! I have the pink version but that white one is lovely. When you get to the point of sharing cuttings please let me know; I would be very interested.
The Anthurium belongs to the family called Araceae, and there are about 400 to 500 within this family, the type you have originate from Columbia, some are called Painters Pallete for obvious reasons from the shape of the flowers, that is the red flowered ones, they are Anthurium Andreanum, the flowers are not real flowers like other plants but are called spathes.
A. Crystallinum is really a foliage plant that has purple leaves when they are young and heart shaped sort of velvety, before turning green, but they dont have the large spathes like your one, but tiny green green ones hardly noticed.
there are several other new ones out now, such as your one, unfortunately, I cant give you any details to date on them as I would have to go look out my books, when I get time, I will try get back to you, but maybe someone else will come in and be able to give you a fuller answer that I. good luck, WeeNel.
Thank you for your information! And Anaid, as soon as I am able to do cuttings (which I'll have to figure out how to do properly!!) I'll be happy to let you know :)
For propagation of these plants, you remove the plant from the pot, about March/April time and clean away the compost, as you may know, these plants have fleshy fibrous roots, then divide the fibrous roots so that each piece has a growing point (like a little baby plant) put them into small pots till they are well established and growing well, not sure if you know this but these plants like to fill the pots with top and root before they need re-potted. Also, because these plants are in the same pot and soil for a few years, I add some charcoal to the soil/compost to help stop it turning sour as that causes gnats, soil born diseases etc that can rot the fibrous roots, and dont have the crown of the plant set below the compost either as this causes rot too. hope this helps you out for when you wish to propagate new plants. Good Luck. WeeNel.
thanks for the info WeeNel; it's gonna help me when spring comes along and I decide to divide my plant
WeeNel, thanks! That gives me a really good idea of how to divide my plant up! I didn't know about fibrous roots, but that explains why I thought they looked like they did :) *hehe* I'll be sure to add some charcoal to the pot the next time it needs it...I'd put a little wad of redwood/cedar mulch in the bottom...hope that works. That's a handy tip about the roots crowding the surface...this one was most definitely in need of repotting. It's roots were practically draping over the sides of it's pot like hair! :)
