Anthurium care

To revitalize the interior of any room in the house, make it more cozy and interesting, it is not necessary to engagea search for modern design delights. Amazingly beautiful home flower Antirium, care of which to establish very easily, will make a bright accent in the room and create the right atmosphere. Large flowers of this plant, the original form of inflorescences and leaves, eye-catching shades - all this causes the fact that to date, home-grown Anthurium flowers are in constant demand. Owners of private apartments and houses with different incomes can afford this kind of gardening, and the effect will be guaranteed amazing - both for owners and guests of the house.

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Anturium species

Modern selection of Anthurium species is very huge and includes an incredible number of species of varieties. To pick up those Anthurium flowers that will fit very organically into your interior, you can give preference to one of the simplest in care and popular because of its unusual appearance of plants.

Anthurium Andre

Even if you have just decided to plant flowers at home, but have never done this before, you probably heard about plants with the original name "Women's Happiness".Naturally, he needs a "pair", and it is she who is Anthurium Andre, who received the unspoken title "Man's Happiness".It is this variety that is a symbol of inner male power, courage, symbolizes the spirit of freedom inherent in every male representative.

Its glossy dark green leaves are distinguished, broad, dense, heart-shaped, bright red, white, pink or yellow flowers with an inner oblong white cob. On the surface of the flower veil, there are clearly pronounced veins and textured vesicles.

Anthurium Scherzera

This is a kind of small plant, the size of which usually does not reach 40 cm. The leaves are fleshy, leathery, their surface is decorated with black dots on both sides. Flowers - very large, can have spirally twisted tails.

Anthurium Crystal and Gorgeous

These Anthurium species are very similar to each other by large velvety foliage, which has well-defined bulk silvery or white veins and pointed tips. Due to this, the relief structure of the flower is formed and it looks very luxurious, despite the fact that the inflorescences themselves have a more faded color - greenish or purple.

Anthurium Black Queen

These Anthurium flowers cause a real delight for any person. Bedspreads near the inflorescences have a glossy black color or a noble shade of ripe cherries.

Important! Described varieties - this is not the whole list of possible variants of Anthurium. Depending on the tone composition of your interior, you can pick plants with lilac, pink inflorescences, with rounded or shovel-shaped leaves, with a terry or glossy surface.

A very important fact that you need to know about before you grow Anthurium flowers - many of them are very poisonous. Therefore, choose such a location to exclude free access to them for pets and children.

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Care for the Anthurium

In order for this plant to please you with its unusually attractive appearance for a long time, you need to know how to properly organize the care of Anthurium. It is in the following rules.

The correct installation site and lighting of the

Anthurium, care for which is not too burdensome, develops well with bright enough, but diffuse lighting. Direct sunlight or a dark snug for this culture is not suitable.

Therefore:

• it is better to put it near the windows on a special stand in the rooms on the south side;
• from the choice of darkened rooms on the north side should be discarded, except if you have very high quality artificial lighting;
• , the western and eastern sides are the best choice, here you can arrange care for the Anthurium directly on the window sill.

Suitable temperature and humidity mode

Buying Anthurium, care for it should be thought out in advance, as these plants are thermophilic. Optimal conditions for them - 16-28 C.

Important! Since the range of tolerable temperatures is quite large, separately pay attention to the sharp fluctuations in values ​​- this is fatal for Anthurium.

As for humidity, it is necessary to provide the flower with a full saturation. To do this, place the green composition in rooms where the figures do not fall below 60-70%.If the stable background of humidity in your house is not observed, you will have to perform special care for Anthurium with frequent watering, spraying, wiping the leaves with a damp cloth.

Choice of pot and soil

It will help to maintain the healthy state of Anthurium for a long time, which was organized correctly from the very beginning. And to do this, you need to buy the right pot and soil. To do this:

1. Preference for ready-mixed soils with acidity within 5.5-6.5 pH.Excellent combination of peat, coarse sand, deciduous land, bark of coniferous trees and charcoal. It is this composition that will ensure the necessary degree of looseness and circulation of air and water.
2. The pot should be not very deep, but wide. It is desirable that the drainage of the soil is well thought out.

The

watering scheme Despite the fact that the Anthurium, whose care requires a consistently high humidity, can feel comfortable and at a rate of 90%, one must be very careful with watering.

To say exactly what to water Anthurium several times a week or once a month is impossible. It all depends on the microclimate in your home. Carefully watch that the soil was sufficiently saturated with moisture and did not dry out, but it is not worthwhile to bring to rot, otherwise it will damage the root system.

The easiest way to establish competent care for Anthurium, follow these rules:

• after watering, after a few minutes, drain excess water from the pot tray;
• periodically replace the full watering by spraying or moistening leaves by rubbing.

Frequency and type of top dressing

When caring for an Anturium, it is important to stick to the golden mean. Both a deficiency and an excess of nutrients can cause damage to the plant and the appearance of visible defects of foliage and inflorescences.

Universal option - take half the norm of liquid fertilizer for domestic plants and water them every 2-3 weeks. It is often possible to make top dressing during the period of active culture growth.

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Transplantation and reproduction

When growing any flower, you have to periodically ask questions of plant transplant and reproduction.

Transplant

In the process of transplantation, there is nothing complicated. It is performed once a year or 2 years - depends on the activity of the development of the plant.

In the process of transplantation, it is necessary to observe such rules for the care of Anthurium:

1. The pot is taken wider than the previous model.
2. The bottom is filled with drainage - it is possible from small brick fragments.
3. Place sphagnum around roots in the ground.

All other recommendations regarding soil, humidity, temperature are the same as described above.

Important! The best time for transplanting Anthurium is February-March. After the plant reaches 5 years of age, you can reduce the frequency of transplants up to 1 time in 3 years.

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Propagation

To reproduce Anthurium at home can be in several ways:

1. Seeds. To do this, one must pollinate the inflorescences during their flowering period - transfer cotton pollen from one ear to the other with cotton swabs. Waiting for about 8 months of seed ripening and then the formed fruit is neatly removed with tweezers. Seeds are evenly distributed in loose ground with a layer of perlite. Containers should be sealed for several weeks - before emergence. Dive is performed after a pair of sheets is formed.
2. Cutting is a more convenient method for breeding Anthurium at home. To this end, separate apical or stem shoots, which have 5-6 leaves.

Important! Further actions for growing shoots are the same as in seed propagation - the containers are closed for a while. Periodic ventilation is possible.

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Diseases and pests of

Competent and timely care of Anthurium can not be organized unless informed in advance of possible diseases. Most often affected by this type of plant are the following ailments:

1. Bronze leafiness. This is a viral disease, which manifests itself in the form of pitting and discoloration of the leaves, perhaps even the formation of small holes on the surface. Treatment - the destruction of the peddlers of the virus - as a rule, these are thrips, and also pruning all the infected parts of the plant.
2. Stem rot. This disease is very serious, as the main part of the plant is damaged. Note the damage by the presence of black watery spots. Medical measures - this is a temporary decrease in humidity in the room and spraying with special preparations. Suitable "Fitoporin-M" and "Saprol".
3. Smallpox. If you notice spots on the leaf plates in the form of convex rings of yellow-green or yellow color during the care of Anthurium, this indicates a disease of the smallpox flower. Cure it can be by cutting the affected foliage, reducing the level of humidity in the room and maintaining a stable temperature of 18C.
4. Fusarium wilt. With this disease, a pink-pink bloom is formed not only on the leaves, but also in the root neck zone. The foliage becomes very yellow and falls off very quickly. This illness is usually transmitted by fungi. Therefore, for treatment of Anthurium it is necessary to wash it under running water, to replace the soil, and it is desirable to transplant it into another pot, and to treat with an antifungal agent.
5. Enation. This disease manifests itself in the form of deformation of the leaves, in their uneven development, in the presence of bulges and outgrowths on the surface. Most often the reasons for this phenomenon are excessively high humidity, low temperature, constant drafts. To cure the plant - you need to adjust the microclimate in the room.

Important! In addition to the above diseases, Anthurium is attacked by thrips, aphids, scabies and spider mite. Practically in each of these cases, it is necessary to perform the treatment of the plant with a suitable preparation:

• From thrips fit - Aktellik, Fufanon, Tanrek.
• From aphids - Tobacco dust. Biotlin, Akarin.
• From the mite - soap solution and mineral oil.
• From the scabbard will help - Actellik or ordinary kerosene.

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Useful advices

To take care of Anthurium, do not cause any difficulties, take note of additional recommendations:

1. To correctly determine the frequency of watering, orient yourself in this way - as soon as dried out, add a new volume of water.
2. Anthurium prefers a moderately acidic environment. If the ends of the leaves have acquired a brown color, this indicates a high rigidity. Correct the situation by using more water for irrigation of the plant with a small amount of a special softener.
3. Use one kind of top dressing, if you have already seen the quality of its result. Do not experiment without the need.

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Frequent questions on the care of the Anturium

Despite the fact that there are no global difficulties in the care of Anturium, those who grow it have different questions from time to time. The most private of them are as follows.

Why does not Anthurium blossom?

Some varieties of this flower ripen and give inflorescence after a year, others can wait for a beautiful flowering and up to 4 years. Before you buy Anthurium, ask the seller the age of the plant and the expected time of color appearance.

In the rest - it all depends on the correct care of the Anthurium, it may be hit by direct sunlight, it is in the draft zone or you have chosen a too narrow pot and the root system is not sufficiently developed.

Why did the yellow spots appear on the leaves?

If there are small spots on the surface of the leaves, it is most likely a spider mite. If the stains are large and the entire area of ​​the leaves - adjust the composition of fertilizing and soil.

If the leaves quickly turn yellow and fall off, this is one of the above infectious diseases.

Now you have all the information about what Anthurium is, care in what order it is necessary to organize it. Follow these rules and you will always be happy, looking at your flower garden from the "Man's Happiness".