Re: Help with Anthurium ID

Good morning. Windy is correct, I could not grow this plant outside, since I live in NorCal and it gets to darn cold up here.
However, I am now curious about Windy's description of the leaves. On my plant the emerging leaves are delicate, but
the mature leaves are like cardboard and fairly tough ?
 
I keep this plant in a greenhouse and let it moderately dry out between watering. I rarely water during the Winter. I made the mistake
of getting the spadix wet and it rotted before it had a chance to mature, not to bright on my part. With a little cinnamon I was able to stop
the rot.
 
I guess I will have to wait for another spadix to 100 % ID this one. Thank you to everyone for the information and discussion. 

From: aroid-l-bounces@gizmoworks.com [mailto:aroid-l-bounces@gizmoworks.com] On Behalf Of Windy Aubrey
Sent: Tuesday, November 13, 2007 12:28 PM
To: Discussion of aroids
Subject: Re: [Aroid-l] Help with Anthurium ID

Hi Hermine,
 
Yes, this plant does cause 'chicken skin'.  I had another image of it next to the curator, but wasn't sure if I should use his image.  To see it next to a tall man made it even more impressive.
 
The Huntington grows it inside a climate controlled greenhouse.  I'm not sure as to how well it would survive or thrive in the open without the humidity.  I think this species may come from a wet area in nature, by the looks of the spath that it presented.  It's flower shape was one where the spath acts as an umbrella to protect the spadix from becoming wet during a rain.  I can tell you though, this plant has extremely thin leaves that rip, tear and bruise easily.  I had dreams of planting one outside in the landscaping, but after growing it for a while I don't think it would look as spectacular with it's blades shredded. 
 
If you get a chance to pick one up, try it as a houseplant, if your greenhouse is too tight. 
 
If you are still located in SOCA, head over to the Huntington for the day.  They have recently built a tremendous conservatory with bevy of aroids and other beautiful plants, and it turned out spectacular to say the least! 
 
Windy
 
 
 
 
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