How to grow Anthurium? Growing methods and precautions

Anthurium is famous for its brilliant red color, and because of its vivid color and high ornamental value, many people want to grow it, so how should Anthurium be grown?

1. What is Anthurium?

Anthurium is a plant bred by crossing and selecting two species, andreanum and scherzerianum. It belongs to the order Alismatales, the family Araceae, and the genus Anthurium, and is also called flamingo flower, fire crane flower, and so on.

Anthurium has dripping green leaves and a scarlet, bright spathe, symbolizing warmth, enthusiasm, passion, and a striving, upward spirit. Because of its good meaning, its sales on the market are also becoming more and more booming.

Anthurium is a perennial evergreen herbaceous plant, and also has a typical semi-succulent fibrous root system. It can bloom all year round; generally, once the plant has grown to a certain stage, each leaf axil can produce a flower bud and bloom.

However, Anthurium is also somewhat toxic. If accidentally eaten, the mouth will feel burning and painful, then swell and blister, the voice will become hoarse and strained, and swallowing will be difficult, so pay attention to this normally.

2. How to grow Anthurium?

1. Soil: make a substrate from peat soil plus a small amount of perlite and coarse river sand, or buy a ready-made potting mix;

2. Temperature: the suitable growing temperature is 14-35°C; too low or too high a temperature will affect the growth of Anthurium;

3. Fertilizing: Anthurium has a relatively high demand for magnesium fertilizer, and the commonly used fertilizer ratio is P:N:K=1:1:1;

4. Watering: Anthurium likes moisture, but it should not be watered too many times; humidity can be increased by spraying water around it.

In addition, the prepared substrate must be disinfected. Anthurium likes moisture, but the substrate should be on the dry side, so watering is best done together with liquid fertilizer. Normally spray water on the leaves and surroundings more often to increase the relative temperature of the growing environment.