Anthurium is easy to grow: water and fertilize it this way, and its leaves will be dark green and glossy while its flowers bloom red as fire

Anthurium is an indoor flower that many flower lovers and families enjoy growing. Because of its beautiful leaf shape, emerald green leaves, and bright red flowers that look like fire, it is deeply loved by people. Placed on a living room table or by a bedroom window, the red and green set each other off, paired with an elegant flower pot, it is very beautiful.

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Whether it is a single-story house or a building, anthurium in home cultivation is usually placed indoors. Because it is grown indoors, sometimes for many reasons the anthurium plant will grow poorly. So how do we solve and prevent poor growth of anthurium indoors?

First, we need to understand the growth habits of anthurium. Because anthurium originates in the tropical rainforests of South America, it likes a warm, humid, semi-shaded environment, and during the growing period the air humidity should be kept above 70%. In its native habitat, anthurium grows under tall trees among fallen branches and rotting leaves, and some grow on decaying tree trunks and in stone crevices where a little humus has accumulated. So when we grow it at home, we need to create an environment similar to these natural conditions. The growing media we commonly use for potting include: rotten bark, rotten branches and leaves, decomposed peanut shells, dried cow dung, as well as peat soil, perlite and some moss. After mixing these media in appropriate amounts and reasonable combinations, they are very economical and affordable to use. As long as you master materials that drain well, have good air permeability, and are rich in organic matter, they can all be used.

When growing indoors, some families do not open windows for ventilation often. This will inevitably cause yellow-brown patches to appear on the leaves due to poor ventilation. Therefore, when growing anthurium at home, first of all, there should be a well-draining, air-permeable substrate and relatively high air humidity, as well as reasonable ventilation conditions and scattered light. We can place it on a balcony or near a window. Put a larger water tray under the flower pot, and keep water in the tray without letting it dry out. Because it is grown indoors, it is not suitable to use organic fertilizers with an odor. We can use once every half month a suitable amount of dissolved liquid obtained by soaking a nitrogen-phosphorus-potassium compound fertilizer, diluted and then watered on (ratio 1:30-50), or just sprinkle granular slow-release fertilizer along the edge of the pot surface. In short, when growing anthurium at home, with a certain amount of air humidity, ventilation conditions and suitable light, the anthurium will certainly grow with green leaves and red flowers.