Find Your Ask The Expert: Can antherium be grown outside in summer (shade conditions). I am landscaping a backyard pond. Linda
Plant Expert Reply:
You can use Anthurium (Flamingo Flower) in your landscape. However, you will need the proper conditions for it to thrive. Plant the Anthurium in filtered light (shade) with the crowns just above the humus-rich and moist soil surface. Cover the uppermost roots with sphagnum moss. You can use a light covering of mulch around the rest of the plant. You will need to provide a humid enviornment. Misting the area around the plant daily in a dry climate. Use a balance fertilizer every 2 to 3 weeks. I recommend a water soluable fertilizer.
So plant away and send a picture when you get the Anthurium planted.
Hi,
I am almost embarrassed to post this! I live in Guadalajara, Mexico. I was offered some Anthurium cuttings a couple of years ago from a neighbor with huge plants. They are in large posts with split leaf philodendrons on each side of my entrance to the house. They have grown well and fast, producing great leaves and often. The two plants have produced about 4 flowers that I have been waiting to bloom for weeks now. I have noticed that 2 of them have actually opened partially early in the morning and then are closed again that afternoon. They get great light, and more humidity right now that I can stand! They seem so happy. But the flowers are falling off and feel slimy when opening. There are more that look as pretty and ready to bloom, but I suspect the same will happen. They get the right amount of water and I have fertilized them 3 times in two years with Miracle grow, that makes everything else grow lush-as they should. What am I doing wrong? These would be the very large flowers that I remember from hawaii. Thanks
James,
It sound like you might have a bacterial issue. This can happen when you have hot wet condition. Remove all the slimy parts of the plant. Dip your cutting tool in bleach between cuts to keep from contaminating healthy tissue. Hopefully this will help.