Crystal indoor plant anthurium: description and photo of a flower, especially home care and reproduction, signs of the presence of diseases and pests

Anthurium is an evergreen, flowering plant belonging to the Aroid or Aronik family. Distributed in the tropics of Central and South America, in Mexico, Argentina. The name is formed by two Greek owls, which mean "flower" and "tail".

A very numerous genus, which has several hundred species. One of them is Anthurium Crystal.

Homeliness is created in the details. Indoor plants allow you to revitalize and decorate the space.

The exotic representative of the flora Anthurium Crystal, which our article is devoted to, can easily cope with this task.

Botanical Description

Anthúrium crystallinum is an evergreen perennial. Belongs to the aroid family. Initially, anthuriums appeared in tropical forests and from there were taken to the light. They were first described in 1829. At that time it was an exclusively greenhouse flower, because it was very difficult to maintain and grow for people far from botany. Crystal Anthurium is from Panama.

Interesting! Anthurium is also called "Flamingo Flower", "Red Tongue", "Male Happiness."

Appearance and geography of habitat

Its native habitat is the rainforests of Argentina, Mexico, Central and South America. This is a vine with a thick stem up to 2.5 cm, which grows up to 25 cm in height.

Leaves: heart-shaped, thin, long. Reach 40 cm long and 20 cm wide. The outer part of the sheet has a velvety surface, the bottom is covered with "cilia". The color of the leaves is bright green, but in the light shimmers with a silvery sheen, which is why it is called "crystal".
Flowers: formed on a peduncle up to 25 cm long, usually a red-violet color. Long flowering, depending on the care. At the end of flowering, small round white-purple “berries” appear.

Photo

You will see a photo of the flower:

Home care for indoor plants

Temperature

In spring and summer, the optimum content will be at 25 degrees. In autumn and winter 16-18 degrees.

Watering

Water 2 times a week with warm water. Water for irrigation should not contain lime impurities. Humidity in a room with anthurium should be more than 75%. This humidity can be achieved through daily manual or automatic spraying. However, water should be avoided from inflorescences.

Important! The earth in the pot should not dry out and at the same time should not stagnate. It is important to control the water balance for Anthurium.

Shine

It should be bright, but scattered. Direct sunlight can destroy the leaves of Anthurium. This flower is a resident of the tropics and it is precisely such lighting that will be most favorable to it. In winter, it needs additional artificial lighting.

Priming

Need loose, slightly acidic, breathable. The best solution would be a mixture of humus, turf and sand. The addition of moss and expanded clay is prohibited.

Pruning

Inspect the plant and determine if there are hanging, excess, or wilted branches.
Take the pruner and carefully, starting from the upper branches in the direction at an angle down, remove excess, dry, discolored.
Sprinkle lightly with water spray to heal the cropped area.

Top dressing

Subcortex is very important for crystal Anthurium. They can be purchased at specialized stores. As a rule, in such mixtures the composition is selected in the most optimal way. You need to feed once every two weeks.

Pot

Must be chosen perfectly to the size of the roots. No more and no less.

Transfer

In the first four years, young plants are transplanted annually from early spring to autumn. Then once every three years.

If the flower is bought in a store, then it needs to be transplanted within two to three days. You need to carefully remove the plant from a temporary pot, remove temporary peat from the roots.
Treat the roots with disinfectants. For example, "Fitoflavin."
In a new pot at the bottom lay drainage, about a quarter of the volume and a layer of sphagnum.
Place the flower and gently fill it with special soil so that the growth bud is at the level of the soil.

Important! The soil for anthurium must be changed in a timely manner during the transplantation, since a plaque harmful to the flower is formed on its surface. This means that the soil is depleted and there are almost no useful minerals left in it.

Wintering

In winter, plant nutrition is not required, but it is important to provide light through additional artificial lighting and maintain a temperature of at least 15 degrees.

Propagation Features

Crystal Anthurium propagated by cuttings and seeds.

Cutting is best done in the spring.

Separate the upper stems with several leaves or side branches with roots.
Cut off with a sharp knife and placed in a glass of water or vermiculite.
After the appearance of visible roots, they are transferred to the main pot.

The seed propagation method is also produced in the spring.

Seeds bought or obtained from fruits are sown to the surface and wait for seedlings.
About 2 months after planting, the first sprouts appear. They are planted in small temporary pots and, as real leaves appear, are transferred to the main ones.

Disease

Gray rot. If a grayish coating appears on the leaves, then most likely this is a disease. Appears due to too much humidity.
It is necessary to transplant in a new, dry soil and temporarily stop watering.
Anthracnose. It manifests itself when the sheets dry around the edges. It is necessary to remove diseased leaves and reduce moisture.
It can be treated with fungicides.

Pests

The appearance of aphids is evidenced by shriveled leaves with yellow spots.
Scalp leaves sticky yellow discharge.
And mealybugs can be seen with the naked eye.

If the plant was attacked by pests, you need to remove the damaged parts and treat the plant with intexcid preparations.

Similar flowers

Although it is impossible to confuse Anthurium with other plants, there is something in common between it and the handsome men listed below:

Dieffenbachia.
Rubbery ficus.
Spathiphyllum.
Tradescantia.
Poinsetia.

In the article we examined in detail the features of the beautiful crystal Anthurium. The basic subtleties of care and maintenance are considered, thanks to which this green beauty will again and again please the eye in the apartment.