Important information about anthurium bloom. Description and photos of species, plant care

Blooming species and their photos

André

Epiphyte up to 1 meter high. The color range is from white to red-scarlet. The ear is white or yellow, 15 cm long. How often does the plant bloom? With proper care, it blooms all year round, delighting the owners with abundant buds.

Scherzer

Small in size, with an unusual ear. His pedicel 50 cm high... An inflorescence of an unusual shape appears on it - an elongated, red cob twisted into a spiral. 8 cm long.

Minnesota

Bright red-scarlet bracts and cob, changing its white color to yellow, and then to green.

Dark Red

Bracts of all shades, from raspberry to wine-burgundy and from brown to black.

Utah

Anthurium Utah has large inflorescences with a textured glossy blanket with a diameter of 14 cm. The cobs and bracts are purple or deep purple. Older inflorescences can be identified by the green at the base of the bedspread.

Pink Tennessee

It has an interesting quality - over time, its coverlet and ears change color. At the beginning of growth, the bracts are soft pink in color, after a while they become completely green.

Green "Midori"

From the very beginning of flowering, completely green. The ear is also green.

Read more about the types and varieties of anthurium here.

Anthurium - what is it, home care, illness, reproduction, transplant video

1. Scherzer's Anthurium. This species is an epiphytic plant up to 30 cm high. The leaves are graceful, oblong, leathery, dark green, on high petioles. Large bract leaves are bright red, lacquered, shiny. The inflorescence-ear is creamy, up to 8 cm long. There are wonderful forms with white, pink, cream flowers.
2. Crystal anthurium. Differs in beautiful textured leaves - they are leathery, large, dark green, dotted with wide light veins, which makes the appearance very elegant. Young purple leaves only add to its attractiveness. Beginning in May and throughout the summer, long, subtle-scented inflorescences appear. The bedspread is small, narrow, light green. This species is grown for interesting leaves.
3. Anthurium Andre. Shiny, dense heart-shaped leaves, as if covered with wax, long peduncles, bearing magnificently shaped flowers of various shades of pink, orange, red and white, make the forms of this species unsurpassed in the decor of the premises. The decorativeness of the plant is only enhanced by long inflorescences of different colors, more often yellow, but there are varieties with pink, red, orange cobs.
4. Hooker's Anthurium. Ornamental-deciduous species with large emerald leaves up to 70 cm long. This form is devoid of stems, therefore the leaves are compactly collected in a root rosette. It blooms infrequently, throwing out several inflorescences of a pale purple color, covered with light green bedspreads.

André Hooker's Crystal Scherzer
It is believed that anthurium is a very capricious, complex plant in room culture. Knowing some simple rules of care, maintaining the microclimate as close as possible to their natural habitat, you can grow beautiful strong specimens.

Let's consider a few important rules:

1. As an epiphyte, anthurium needs abundant watering and frequent spraying with warm, settled water.
2. Under natural conditions, these species develop under the canopy of a tropical forest, so diffused soft light is optimal for them. In rooms, well-lit places are preferred, with mandatory protection from direct sunlight that causes burns. Important! If the bedspreads of the anthurium are pale, and the leaves become smaller and lose color, most likely they do not have enough light.
3. Young plants need an annual transplant, and older specimens are transplanted after a year.
4. In winter, it is unacceptable to drop the temperature below 17 ° C, while watering should be moderate.
5. Drafts and sudden temperature changes harm the anthurium.
6. It is useful from time to time to arrange wet wraps of sphagnum moss, this is especially good for the development of the plant in the hot summer months.

Landing rules

1. For the cultivation of anthuriums, special soil mixtures are used for epiphytes. If necessary, you can make the mixture yourself. Advice. To make a high-quality soil mixture, you need to thoroughly mix one liter can of leaf, coniferous soil and peat, adding a half-liter can of sand, and a handful of crushed charcoal.
2. When planting, you should carefully examine the roots, remove rotten areas and clean up to healthy tissues. Slices are sprinkled with crushed charcoal, in the case of rot - fungicides. Important! Before planting in the ground, the roots must be wrapped in moist moss so that they do not dry out.
3. For planting, shallow wide flowerpots are chosen, drainage is made from expanded clay, which absorbs excess water.
4. For regular replanting, you need a flowerpot 2-3 cm larger in diameter than the previous one to give the roots enough space for development.
5. After planting, the plant is watered abundantly and shaded from light for 1-2 days.

How to propagate anthurium correctly

The main methods of reproduction are dividing the bush, cutting and separating the shoots. Let's consider each of them in order.

Dividing the bush

When transplanting, you need to choose the moment when the bush grows so much that it becomes possible to divide it.

Then, carefully, with hands or with a sharp knife, part of the rhizome is separated, the cuts are sprinkled with crushed coal, and the resulting young plant is planted separately.

For a while, you need to place it in a home greenhouse or wrap it with wet sphagnum moss.

Cutting with apical cuttings

A more effective way, allowing you to get several copies at once, almost painlessly for the mother bush.

They act in this way:

1. A leaf with a piece of stem is separated so that a bud is present on the handle.
2. The cut is dried in air, it can be treated with a root stimulant, for example, heteroauxin;
3. The cutting is lowered into clean soft water or wet light soil.
4. The planted cuttings are placed in a home greenhouse or covered with glass jars for 2-3 weeks until the roots appear.
5. Rooted cuttings are planted in small flowerpots.

Separation of processes

Lateral shoots appear regularly in an adult plant, provided proper care and sufficient moisture.

To propagate anthurium in this way, you need:

1. At the time of transplanting, carefully separate the roots of the appendix with a small piece of rhizome of the mother plant with a lump of earth, treat the sections with crushed coal.
2. Examine the offspring roots, remove damaged or weak ones.
3. If the shoot has more than three leaves, leave the three best ones, remove the rest without damaging the growth buds.
4. Plant the plant in a light substrate, place in high humidity conditions.

Important! It is necessary to regularly wash and disinfect flowerpots and pallets. For the purpose of disinfection, a strong solution of potassium permanganate is quite suitable.

Plant diseases

Anthurium is a tropical epiphyte, so indoor conditions can be detrimental to it if not properly cared for. By carefully observing your pet, you can notice a deterioration in its condition.

The causes of the disease are divided into three categories: care errors, infectious diseases, pests. Let's consider them in order.

Care errors

1. Slowdown in growth, deterioration in decorativeness is often associated with a lack of light and heat. Important! At low temperatures, anthurium often suffers from fungal infections.
2. If the leaves are deformed, the shoots twisted, it is likely that the fertilizer is not used correctly or the soil acidity is inappropriate.
3. The content of leaves in a dirty form, covered with fertilizer spots, dust or an earthy substrate leads to a general suppression of the plant, making it prone to infection.
4. If the flower is on the window in winter and translucent spots appear on the leaves, the reason may be exposure to too cold temperatures, in places where the leaves touch the glass.
5. Brown spots appear on the leaves under the influence of direct sunlight.

Infectious diseases

1. Downy mildew. Most often occurs in cold and humid environments. On the underside of the leaf, spots of light gray plaque appear that cannot be washed off with water.
2. Gray rot. May appear on weakened or damaged plants in high humidity conditions. A gray bloom forms on the leaves and shoots, which scatters in the form of a cloud if blown on it. The affected areas turn black and die off.
3. Rust. Orange tubercles with fungal spores form on the underside of the leaf, pale spots appear on the back.

In all three cases, the damaged leaves must be removed, the deficiencies in the content must be corrected, and the green parts of the plant must be treated with fungicides.

In case of rust, the plant is quarantined and, if the disease progresses, it must be destroyed.

Important! When buying an anthurium, you need to inspect it for any lesions. Do not purchase an infected specimen, as it can infect other indoor plants.

Pests

It mainly affects the most delicate green parts - apical buds, young leaves and shoots. The affected parts curl, sticky juice appears on them.

Important! You can bring aphids into the house with a bouquet of any flowers. Colonies of aphids are especially often observed on roses and chrysanthemums. Be careful when placing bouquets near houseplants.

If there are few aphids, you can collect the pests by hand, and then treat the affected areas with soap suds. In a difficult situation, double treatment with a weekly interval with insecticides is used: decis, karbofos, arrivo.

Spider mite

The smallest pest sucks the juice from the cells of the green parts of the plant and multiplies quickly. Like other sucking pests, the mite can serve as a carrier of viral diseases.

More often the parasite appears in dry and hot conditions. The lesion manifests itself in the form of small white spots on the leaves, which then merge, the damaged parts dry out and crumble. Sometimes you can see the finest cobwebs.

Thrips

Small parasites are omnivorous and infect any plants. Colonies of thrips are concentrated along the veins of the plant on the lower side of the leaf.

With multiple attacks of pests, the leaves curl, turn yellow and fly around. Most thrips love hot and dry air. The treatment should be carried out with the same means as for the defeat of aphids.

Advice. To treat plants from the listed pests, you can prepare an effective folk remedy. To do this, 150 g of finely ground garlic is infused for 5 days in 1 liter of water, in a dark cool room. The resulting infusion is diluted at the rate of 5 g per 1 liter of water and the plant is sprayed in the morning.

Frequently asked Questions

Why doesn't anthurium bloom?

Often the reason for the lack of color with the lush development of the leaf mass can be too nutritious, nitrogen-rich soil. To correct the situation, you need to replace the soil by adding poor leafy, coniferous land or peat.

It is better to plant young specimens in a substrate prepared especially for epiphytes. It is necessary to limit feeding with nitrogen fertilizers, apply weak solutions of potassium-phosphorus fertilizers for flowering plants.

Why did anthurium flowers turn pale?

Most likely, the green pet lacks light. Possible excess nitrogen fertilizers, improper watering, the use of too hard, chlorinated water. If the anthurium has recently been acquired and the bedspreads have changed color, it should be remembered that they tend to fade when they fade.

A proven way to bring back bright colors is to use special fertilizers with microelements.

Is it true that anthurium is poisonous?

The juice of the roots and shoots can indeed cause allergic reactions, and even burns. Gloves should be used when working with the plant, especially when replanting. If the juice gets on the skin, rinse the affected area with water. It is necessary to protect the flower from children and pets.

However, the release of toxic fumes by anthurium is a prejudice, on the contrary, it tends to improve the climate in the room and purify the air.

Why do the leaves turn yellow and dry?

There may be several reasons for this. It is necessary to inspect the specimen for damage by diseases or pests. If these reasons are excluded, most likely, the temperature regime and watering are violated.

Excess moisture in cool air is unacceptable. It is necessary to limit watering, raise the temperature not lower than the recommended one, spray green parts with warm water twice a week, use a growth stimulator, for example, Epin.

Observing all the proposed care recommendations, choosing the appropriate type or form of anthurium for your home, you can grow remarkably strong specimens of this spectacular plant with a warm heart.

When do “male happiness” buds begin to appear and how long does the process take?

Anthurium is completely given to flowering, only in conditions close to a tropical climate. This is a moody plant. When does the flower "male happiness" begin to bloom and how long does the plant bloom? If the owner took into account all the nuances of the content, then flowering lasts from early spring to autumn, but in many species only winter flowering.

Important! Anthurium bloom lasts up to 4 weeks, subject to heat, sunlight and humidification. The plant does not like when it is often rearranged. In winter, the soil should not dry out. Shade and drafts will negatively affect its development.

Blooming anthurium is unlike anything. When the female phase, only the stigmas are visible, and the stamens are hidden in the perianth. On the stigmas, drops of sweet liquid are visible, to which insects react. As the liquid dries, stamens appear. While developing, they close the stigma with their length. After pollination, the stamens are retracted, and the anthurium again takes the form of the female phase. The flowering time ranges from a few hours to several weeks. Depends on the variety.

Diseases

The refusal of a plant to release peduncles often leads to diseases.

1. Sometimes dark spots appear on the surface of the leaves. The reason for their appearance is the too low temperature in the room. In fact, the plant is freezing.
2. Infections often affect all parts of the love flower. Anthurium can infect viruses and microorganisms. There is no resistance from them yet, and therefore such diseases lead to the death of the bush.
3. Some infections can be treated with chemicals sold in stores. For example, in some cases, you can get rid of the infection with potassium permanganate or "Glyocladin".
4. Fungal diseases are treated with fungicides, but this is possible only if treatment is started on time.

How to extend the process?

Anthuriums bloom at home almost all year round. Usually from February to November. Even cut flowers keep blooming for almost four weeks.

In order to prolong the magnificent flowering, you need to adhere to certain conditions: the balance of light, temperature, soil and moisture. A balanced microclimate with bright diffused lighting will allow anthurium to bloom all year round:

• Temperature is 18 degrees.
• Bright, diffused lighting.
• Spacious pot.
• Watering is moderate.
• Wet air.
• Nutritious soil.
• No drafts.
• Regular feeding.

Wrong temperature

Another mistake in caring for anthurium is the too high temperature of the content in winter: during the dormant period and during the budding period. And in general - "male happiness" always prefers warmth, but not heat. If the temperature in winter is above 20 degrees, you can not wait for flowering.

From the end of autumn, the anthurium begins a dormant period lasting 2-3 months. The optimum temperature for keeping during this period is 15-17 degrees. Such cool conditions will contribute to the emergence of flower arrows in the future.

In mid-February, buds begin to form... At this time, the temperature should be raised to 18-20 degrees. If the apartment is more than 20 degrees in winter, the anthurium will not bloom. In summer, the optimum temperature for him is 20-25 degrees.

Why are there no buds?

Note! Anthurium begins to bloom at the age of one to 4 years.

Your plant is probably not ready yet.

• The soil is not moist enough.
• There is not enough light.
• Anthurium is susceptible to draft.
• Repeated permutation.

Watch a video about why Anthurium does not bloom and 7 ways to make it bloom:

On our site there are other materials about anthurium: diseases and pests of the flower, reproduction, benefits and harms for humans and animals, differences from “female happiness”.

Artificial stimulation of anthurium to bloom

If there were no care mistakes when growing a houseplant, and it still does not bloom, you should try artificial stimulation of the flower. One of the experienced florists made a remark that anthurium responds well to watering with moderately hot water.

The method of watering the roots with settled water (+40 .. + 50 ° С) before the start of the active growth phase (at the end of February) contributes to the so-called "shake-up", which subsequently has a positive effect on the formation of inflorescences.

Also, an effective method of stimulating flowering is the treatment of anthurium roots during transplantation with special herbal preparations with stimulants.

Providing the anthurium with proper care and competent support, you can expect from it one hundred percent return in the form of exquisite budding.

Care

1. 
   Water after the soil is completely dry.

2. Moist air is required.
3. There should be no drafts.
4. Increase diffused lighting for 12 hours a day. Pulling leaf stalks and pale coloration indicate a lack of sunlight. In winter, illuminate with LED lamps.
5. Plant in a cramped pot with nutritious loose soil so that oxygen can freely penetrate to the roots of the plant.

From the video you will learn how to care for Anthurium:

Anthurium is a flower of extraordinary beauty. This plant will delight and delight its owners throughout the year, subject to all of the above recommendations.

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Useful tips from experienced gardeners

There are several tricks in home floriculture that will make it easier to care for your plants:

1. To prevent the top layer of the soil substrate from drying out so quickly, it is covered with mulch. Sleep tea leaves, coffee grounds can be used as mulch.
2. Potted flowers can be watered not only from a watering can at the root, but also wick watering can be arranged for them.A narrow and long piece of woolen fabric is used as a wick, one end of which is placed in a jar of water for irrigation, and the other is placed in a pot around the stem of the plant. The flower itself regulates irrigation, drawing water into the root layer as needed. Wick irrigation will solve the problem with irrigation during a long absence of the owners.
3. In order to treat a pest-affected bush in the winter and not take it out into the cold outside, it is proposed to put a large plastic bag on top of the bush, and then run a spray from an insecticide can there. The processed flower remains closed for 3-4 hours, after which the bag is removed, and the surface of the leaves is rinsed with water under the shower.

Inexperienced flower growers often want to know how to make anthurium bloom. There are such methods, and practitioners are advised to periodically water the bushes with yeast water. To do this, dissolve 50 g of fresh yeast in one liter of water, after which the plants are watered at the root.

The solution is used fresh immediately after preparation. There are also tips for root feeding of anthurium with milk, which is carried out twice a month. Before feeding, milk is mixed with water 1: 1.

The soil

Androids require coarse-fibrous loose soils with a slightly acidic reaction. They must be well air and moisture permeable. For this, components with large particles are added.

A special substrate can be purchased at a flower shop or mixed from the following components in a ratio (1: 2: 2):

• sod or deciduous land;
• peat;
• sand.

You can add softwood bark and charcoal.

Another version of the substrate in which anthurium will grow well:

• light turf land - 1 part;
• chopped bog moss - 1 part;
• coarse deciduous soil - 2 parts.

The soil for anthurium should retain moisture and at the same time dry well. It should not thicken, cake and decompose.

Lack of feeding

Sometimes anthurium does not bloom due to lack of nutrition. No doubt, you transplanted it into nutrient soil, but the supply of minerals there is not endless. And not everyone can change the land all the time. And the root system of the plant will not withstand such familiarity.

Decision. Use mineral fertilizers. Top dressing with liquid green food is certainly good. But only for building up lush green mass. And for a long and high-quality flowering, trace elements are needed. In particular, these are phosphorus and potassium. Without them, flowering will be scarce, or even not at all.

Before buying the coveted bag, be sure to read the information on the package. Pay attention to the composition and manufacturer's recommendations. There must certainly be a mark “for blooming”. And don't increase your dosage. Overfeeding threatens the death of the plant.

Advice. Today the industry offers fertilizers in tablets or granules. This form is very convenient in that you do not have to think about where to get the pharmaceutical scales and how much top dressing to pour at one time. It is enough to put one tablet in the pot and the food will be enough for a long time. The plant itself will take the right amount of trace elements during the next watering.

1. Do not plant anthurium immediately in a huge planter. There is no doubt that gorgeous foliage will freely develop in such a container. But flowering will come very soon. The fact is that the buds are laid only after the root system has completely encircled the entire provided earth lump.
2. If you raised your pet from seeds, then do not expect flowers in the first 2 years. This time, a young anthurium will spend on building up a reliable root system. So be patient.
3. Be sure to cut off wilted flowers. Otherwise, the plant will spend most of its energy and nutrition on seed formation. Sometimes, after flowering, anthurium is severely depleted by the ripening of the ears. Therefore, do not regret it, cut it boldly.
4. In nature, the plant is in a foggy haze for about 9 months a year, which gives 100% environmental humidity. And certainly there are no drafts in the lush tropical thickets. Therefore, try to protect your pet from airing and open vents. Otherwise, he will refuse to bloom at all ever.
5. Try not to plant the anthurium in a clay or ceramic planter. The fact is that this material heats up for a long time, so the root system of the plant can be supercooled. And in such conditions you will not see flowers.
6. Periodically inspect the anthurium for pests and diseases. You can create ideal conditions, but a weakened or ailing plant will never flower. Timely help often works wonders.

Why does not anthurium bloom? What to do? - you are no longer interested in this. Surely from our article you have gleaned useful information and have already understood your mistakes. Now the matter is small. Rather, create ideal conditions for your pet, and soon you will be able to admire the beautiful glossy flowers on a chic bush for a long time.

Improper watering

Anthurium may not bloom due to too abundant watering, when the soil in the pot is constantly in a waterlogged state. It will not work to wait for the buds even if the earthen lump dries up from time to time due to insufficient or irregular watering.

It is correct to water after the top layer of the soil has dried. It should be generous, but not frequent. Due to the overflow, the roots begin to rot, and the plant not only does not bloom, but can also die.

Water for irrigation should be soft, without calcium salts, at room temperature. You can use water that has been settled for at least 5 days or filtered. It is recommended to acidify water for irrigation once every 1-2 weeks: 2-3 drops of lemon juice per 1 liter of water.

The last word

Almost no houseplant is complete without diseases and pests. For "male happiness" rot is a scourge - root and stem. To avoid them, follow one advice: do not flood your pet and watch the temperature! These troubles arise only in wet ground, and even if the room is cool.

Black tips of the leaves are no less disturbing sign. They show that there is a lot of calcium in the soil, and the plant will have to be replanted urgently. Are the leaves curling? You put the pot in the wrong place: the anthurium is either too dry, or the sun burns it, or, conversely, there is little light, or somewhere in the frame it comes through.

Yes, you have to work hard. However, if you are willing to spend time (and nerves) on the whims of anthurium, then its lush and unrestrained bloom will delight you.

Incorrect fertilization

Anthurium may not bloom if during the period of active growth - in spring and summer - you do not feed it, do not follow the necessary fertilization regime (carry out the procedure too often) or use unsuitable compositions.

In spring and summer, top dressing should be applied once a month. It should be acidic fertilizers, which do not contain calcium.

Optimal use of liquid mineral fertilizers for flower plants.

You can increase the acidity of the soil and in this way contribute to flowering by placing a few coniferous needles or dry sphagnum moss on its surface.

Lack of light

In order for the anthurium to bloom, it needs a sufficient amount of lighting. Take a closer look at your pet. Leaves are dull, pale, on long thin petioles, no flowering and not expected. These are signs of a lack of light.

Decision. Anthurium should be placed on the windowsill so that the sun illuminates it in sufficient quantity. But direct rays will certainly burn out ugly brown spots on the leaves. Therefore, shading is simply necessary on the south and west windows.

As for the eastern and northern ones, the anthurium will bloom there only after additional supplementary lighting. By the way, for these purposes you will have to purchase a special phytolamp. Don't worry about spending too much. The extra light will ensure normal growth for many of your home flowers.

Just do not put tall neighbors under the lamp together with the anthurium. He will perceive it as a rivalry and will refuse to bloom. It will begin to stretch out and turn into a vine. Better place pots with babies around. They benefit, anthurium - calmness.

Other reasons

Anthurium may not bloom if the air in the room where it is located is too dry.

To increase humidity, it is recommended to spray the plant with soft water at room temperature 1-2 times a day and wipe the leaves with a damp cloth from time to time.

Another reason for the lack of buds is the wrong substrate.... Anthurium will not bloom if it grows in a substrate for bromeliads, for cacti, or in a peat mixture.

He needs a soil that would allow air to pass through very well and have a weakly acidic reaction. An ideal substrate for orchids.

A large number of already faded buds that remain on the stem can also be the reason that the anthurium does not bloom. Seeds are subsequently formed in the buds, and this process weakens the plant as a whole. Therefore, after wilting, the flower arrows are carefully cut with a sharp knife or scissors.

Pot does not fit

Another reason for the lack of flowering in anthurium may be an incorrectly selected pot. It is important to know that in its natural environment a plant is an epiphyte, and its root system is poorly developed. Therefore, in large and voluminous pots, he will be uncomfortable and, accordingly, he will not bloom.

On the other hand, the container in which the anthurium is located may become too small for it, and because of this, it also may not bloom. Roots that show out of the drain holes can indicate the need for transplantation.... In this case, the plant must be transplanted by choosing a pot 2-3 cm larger in diameter than the previous one. It should be wide and short.

How to feed at this time?

Top dressing should be done once every two weeks with a complex mineral fertilizer.

Organic and mineral supplements can be alternated, inducing a weak concentration. You don't need to fertilize anthurium as long as it grows in the right soil and the plant has enough light and moisture. But the soil tends to deplete over time.

Why does not anthurium bloom? What to do? - on this topic, you can scribble a dissertation. But is it worth reading a whole tome when you can read our article. We assure you that we will tell you about all the reasons for the reluctance to bloom of a capricious comrade from the tropics.