Anthurium - species and varieties of plants with names

Anthurium, the species of which quickly gained popularity and became one of the most popular in home floriculture, has remained in trend for many years. This exotic is grown not only by amateur flower growers, but also by professional room designers who use its showiness in their projects. It is difficult to find an interior that this original plant would not fit into. Most often, when the word anthurium is presented, a beautiful flower with glossy leaves and a cob flower is surrounded by a bright red perianth. But this is far from the only plant species.

Anthurium - what is this flower

This flower appeared on the windowsills of Russian flower growers relatively recently, but has gained wild popularity. They love him because it is one of the most unpretentious exotics, and also largely due to the signs and superstitions associated with him. After all, it is not easy that he is called by the people "Man's happiness".

Anthurium species

History of appearance

In 1876, the French botanist Edouard André, while traveling, discovered a group of plants called Anthurium. The scientist obtained several copies, made a detailed description of them and transported them to Europe.

It turned out that these are the most numerous representatives of the Aroid family, in nature there are more than 900 species of anthuriums.

Botanical description

Description of this group of plants:

• this genus belongs to the Aroid family, it includes only herbaceous evergreens;
• most species in nature are epiphytes or semi-epiphytes, growing in close contact with large trees, but there are also creeping varieties and vines;
• leaves are large, leathery, rich green, with a glossy surface;
• leaf shape options: whole, incised, deeply dissected;
• the color of the leaves is varied, some may even be ornamental;
• flowers of amazing beauty, but it is not the flower itself that attracts, but its bracts. The flowers are small, yellow, collected in cobs, which can be either straight or curved. Around each ear there is a large bracts, a “veil” of various shapes and colors;
• the fruit is a berry with juicy pulp.

Anthurium in nature

Useful and dangerous properties of the plant

Beneficial features:

• kills germs in the room in which it is located. Their number is reduced there by 70%;
• reduces the amount of formaldehyde by 8%;
• is a living filter for ammonia and toluene.

Dangerous properties:

• all parts of the plant are poisonous, you can not eat anything, you can get serious food poisoning. This rule mainly applies to homes with small children and pets. It is worth keeping the flower away from them;
• work on pruning and transplanting male happiness should be carried out with gloves, since the juice can cause burns on the skin and if accidentally hit on the mucous membranes;
• allergies are possible, so allergy sufferers should be careful.

What is the difference between anthurium and spathiphyllum

These plants do not have much in common: belonging to the same family and a similar flower structure. They are tightly linked by folk signs, since spathiphyllum - "female happiness" must certainly come with "male happiness". But the differences are still more than common:

• leaf shape;
• bedspread color;
• bedspread size;
• anthurium is more decorative, but also more capricious in comparison with spathiphyllum.

There is also a difference in the way flowers are taken care of, but some manage to successfully grow them in the same pot.

Women's and men's happiness together

What flowers are anthuriums

Despite the well-established belief that these flowers are exceptionally red, a huge number of their color varieties are presented.

White

A feature of the white variety is the ability to stay fresh for 14 days after cutting, they look great in bouquets.

Otherwise, the description is identical to most other indoor species: the leaves are glossy, large, the inflorescence is an ear, the only difference is the white bracts.

Pastel colors - pink and peach

Pink and peach shades of the flower bedspread are highly valued by flower growers and take a worthy place in their collections. Some of them, for example Tennessee, differ in that as they grow older, the color of both cobs and bedspreads changes.

On the flowers that have just opened, the veil is pale pink, and the ear is white, when the flower begins to fade, all its parts become light green, merging with glossy leaves.

Tennessee variety

Red

Red anthuriums are champions among indoor flowers. This is the most popular and most beloved color, it is he who symbolizes that very male happiness. It is he who needs to be acquired in order for all the signs to come true.

It is worth noting that it looks pretty impressive. With proper care, it can bloom almost all year round.

Purple and lilac

Anthurium violet (lilac) is quite rare in Russia. This is a flower of an unusual color, which is also called tulip. This name is due to the similarity of color and the small size of the cob. A beautiful, very delicate variety.

Anthurium lilac

Ultramarine

The name of the group speaks for itself. These hybrid varieties are characterized by a fairly large ear and cover. All bright ultramarine color. In nature, this color does not exist.

Blue and blue

Blue and blue anthuriums also cannot exist in nature, since the plant itself does not have such a gene. But unscrupulous salespeople often wishful thinking. Often these are just white varieties that were watered with water with the addition of special dyes, that is, they are simply dyed.

This is about the same as blue roses. You can buy such flowers solely to impress, but they will not take a worthy place in the collection.Real blue varieties cannot be purchased in the mass market, these are too rare varieties that were born quite recently.

Blue anthurium

Yellow and orange

Orange and yellow anthuriums look original, varieties of such colors stand out against the general background with the color of their bedspread. Oranges are less bright than reds. Yellow anthuriums have yellow ears and bracts. An example is Anthurium Orange.

Green

The green colors of anthuriums are used with pleasure in their compositions by florists. Against the background of large green flowers with a yellow ear, the rest of the plants look even more impressive.

Green anthurium in a bouquet

Dark - black, chocolate, brown

All varieties belonging to this group are artificially created hybrids that are very popular. Their bedspread is dark, the shade depends on the variety. The ear is yellow, possibly with a dark tip (eg Black Prince).

Decorative flowering species of anthurium, their varieties and hybrids

Most varieties of anthurium are grown precisely for the purpose of obtaining beautiful, large, bright flowers.

Anthurium Andre (andrianum)

Anthurium André (also known as Andrianum) is one of the most popular varieties and has given rise to many hybrid varieties. Description:

• short-stemmed plant with a well-developed root system;
• leaves are glossy, heart-shaped, rich green color;
• leaf length 30-40 cm, width up to 20 cm;
• inflorescences are yellowish, pink or white, 10-15 cm long;
• the perianth is wide, heart-shaped, leathery, sometimes pimpled.

The color of the bedspread can be different: white, salmon, bright red.

Scherzer's Anthurium

The Scherzer variety is a very popular dwarf species of anthurium, the height of which does not exceed 40 cm. They can be both terrestrial plants and epiphytes.

Distinctive feature: short stems that are often underground. Leaves are lanceolate or elliptical in shape with a leathery texture and a matte surface.

The leaf plates are located on short cuttings, covered with specks on both sides. Peduncle 15-50 cm, cover is bright red, sometimes with orange tints. An ear up to 10 cm long, not straight, but curved, also adds decorativeness. Its color matches the color of the bedspread.

Anthurium mix

A mix is ​​a mixture of varieties of one of the species or several types of plant at once. Maintaining your mix is ​​pretty straightforward. The main thing is moderation in everything, then it will be possible to please all plants at the same time.

Amalia Elegance

Anthurium Amalia Elegance is one of the most elegant representatives of male happiness. He was one of the first to appear in Europe, was among those copies that Edouard André brought from Africa.

Description of the Amalia elegance variety:

• the height of an adult plant can reach 60 cm;
• the ear is large, it can be deep pink, lilac or purple;
• bedspread of white-pink color with light green spots with dark pink edging, the transition from one shade to another is smooth, gradient.

Amalia elegance

Amalia Purple

Description of the Anthurium variety Amalia Purpl:

• plant height up to 30 cm;
• leaves are cordate, dark green, leathery, glossy;
• the size of the sheet plate is 10-15 cm;
• flower up to 7 cm in diameter, heart-shaped;
• the color of the bedspread and the cob is purple, the bedspread has pearl tints.

Anthurium Amalia Purpl

Picasso

Anthurium Picasso is characterized by a fairly small bracts. The color smoothly transitions from a lighter base to a bright end. Most often it is orange or yellow, but it lends itself well to staining, so you can even find blue or blue varieties.

Eleanor

Anthurium Eleanor is characterized by the standard red color of the bedspread and yellow inflorescence. Sometimes a green border runs along the edges of the bracts.

Otazu Brown

This is a young hybrid obtained by artificial crossing. The height of an adult plant is up to 70 cm. The leaves are large, dark green, heart-shaped. The bedspread is of a very interesting color: maroon, almost brown. It is thanks to this color that the variety stands out from others.

Dakota

Dakota is a medium sized shrub. The leaves are large, divided. The inflorescence is large, divided at the base.

Turense

Turense belongs to the red-veiled group. The color is more saturated, this anthurium is almost burgundy.

Pink champion

Pink Champion attracts with the soft pink color of the bedspread. The flowers are medium in size up to 10 cm, the ear is yellowish-pink, but changes to green with age. It is an anthurium with pink variegation.

Baby boomer

Quite a tall plant, up to 1 m in height. It differs from other red varieties in that as the flower withers, the veil changes color to green.

Leganza

Description:

• leaf plates are oval, slightly pointed;
• flowers are bright orange;
• bracts coral or pink with a green border on the sides.

Average size - up to half a meter in height.

Fiorino

Description of Fiorino anthurium:

• belongs to the tulip group;
• the color of the bracts is purple;
• like other purple and lilac varieties - the size is small;
• the size of the bedspread is 8-10 cm, the ear is of an interesting dark purple color.

Fantasy love

Fantasy Love is a hybrid variety, the height of which reaches about 70 cm. The bract is variegated, rich, combines white and pink tones. During the flowering period, their saturation and location change, and a light green tint is added to the end of the period.

Pandora

Pandora is also a hybrid variety. Its color changes completely from the beginning of flowering to its end. Initially, the bracts and inflorescences are completely pale pink, as they grow older, both are painted in light green tones, the flower decreases in size and becomes closer to green.

Sierra Magic

Description:

• medium-sized shrub, with large, up to 30 cm, leaf blades;
• the leaf is dark green on top, light green on the underside;
• red flower strongly wrinkled, not very large, up to 12 cm.

These are the main decorative and flowering varieties of male happiness.

Decorative leafy varieties of anthuriums and their varieties

Not everyone knows, but male happiness is grown not only for the sake of beautiful flowers. There are species and varieties that do not bloom at all, but have amazingly beautiful leaves.

Anthurium Baker

Description:

• epiphyte;
• the sheet plate has the shape of an ellipse, its length can be from 20 cm to half a meter;
• the color of the leaf is heterogeneous: the top is dark green matte, closer to the base the greens become duller and reddish villi appear on the matte surface;
• inflorescence is an ear of light cream color.

After flowering, fruits appear on the plant - bright red berries.

Hooker's Anthurium

This flower is prized for the most part by collectors. And the reason for its popularity among them is the beautiful, luxurious greenery.

Blooming at home is extremely rare. This type of male happiness practically does not have a stem, therefore it seems that the leaves form a root rosette. The length of each sheet is up to 1 m, the width is up to 40 cm.

The color is light green, small dark blotches are possible.

Hooker's male happiness

Crystal

Description:

• height up to 40 cm;
• the length of the sheet plate is 20-40 cm;
• the color of the leaves changes over the course of life from bronze-reddish to dark green.

Flowering rarely occurs, the ear is inconspicuous.

Majestic

A very large plant that in nature reaches enormous sizes. At home, it is appreciated for the beauty of its leaves, located on long cuttings. Their color is dark green with pronounced light streaks.

Dissected

It differs from others in large green sheets of a dissected shape, wavy at the edges. The inflorescence is greenish, the veil is transparent.

Climbing

It is named so because of its life form. This is a liana that can climb any support, including a window. Its length reaches 1 m. The leaves are oval or lanceolate, leathery, bright green, with black dots on the back.

Glittering spike

Decorative leafy epiphyte with large matte dark green leaves, up to 40 cm in length. On a pleasant green background, all the veins are clearly visible, highlighted in a light, as if pearl color.

Features of caring for anthurium at home

Basic rules to follow:

• Correct selection of the pot - it should be a little tight, otherwise the ground part will not develop until the roots are completely entwined with the earthen ball.
• The primer can be purchased at the flower shop. There are mixes made especially for him.
• Summer temperature +20 .. + 28 °С, in winter +15 .. + 20 ° С.
• Constant maintenance of high air humidity.
• Regular watering, spraying, wiping the leaves with a soft cloth, sprinkling is possible.

Anthurium in the interior of the room

This exotic is actively used by interior designers to complement their projects. The plant will perfectly fit into any room, from classic style to offices and large business centers. And the variety of varieties expands the horizons.

Signs associated with the flower "male happiness"

It is believed that the flower of male happiness stabilizes the financial condition of the family, along with its growth and development, the family budget also increases.

Exotic flowering will also bring money to the house, the larger the inflorescence and the longer the flowering, the more money you can expect. For both women and men, this plant brings extremely positive changes. Women will find wonderful, happy love, and in this regard, everything will work out for men.

It is believed that anthurium growing in the bedroom of the marital bed can even increase potency.

The most common among exotic plants, and among other domestic flowers, anthurium is beautiful, regardless of the species. It's nice that a beginner will also be able to cope with growing a flower. Anthurium is especially liked by those flower growers who believe in signs: both beauty and happiness in the house at the same time.