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Jan 10, 2015 8:28 PM CST
Thread OP
Name: Donna King
Selmer, TN (Southern West TN) (Zone 7b)
Hummingbirder Garden Ideas: Master Level
Anyone got suggestions on what to do to keep my plant healthy & encourage it to grow larger & more robust? It has just finished with it's flush of blooms that I bought it with this past summer, the last one finally completely faded & the red bloom dropped off leaving the yellow stemey part. What can I do also to encourage it to rebloom after it rests?
The Hooterville Hillbilly @ Hummingbird Hill
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Jan 14, 2015 5:44 PM CST
Name: greene
Savannah, GA (Sunset 28) (Zone 8b)
I have no use for internet bullies!
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Anthurium needs to be watered and then let it dry out a bit before watering again. Once, or sometimes twice a week is all it needs. Don't let your plant sit in the wet.
They do like humidity, so a tray of pebbles to catch the water and ...oh, what is that word....transpiration? That makes the plant feel at home.
As the leaves die or yellow, but them off to make room for new growth. After flowering the plant really needs to rest a while.
Inside the house the Anthurium likes filtered light from a window - not full sun. The precise amount and type of light makes a difference.
Anthurium like a diluted fertilizer - a diluted dose of Orchid fertilizer is a good choice.
They should not be potted in soil/dirt; plant roots need to breathe...so again, an Orchid potting medium is a good choice.
After that, be patient.
Sunset Zone 28, AHS Heat Zone 9, USDA zone 8b~"Leaf of Faith"
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Jan 14, 2015 7:45 PM CST
Thread OP
Name: Donna King
Selmer, TN (Southern West TN) (Zone 7b)
Hummingbirder Garden Ideas: Master Level
Thanks Greene! Thank You! great to hear from you again!
The Hooterville Hillbilly @ Hummingbird Hill
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Jan 14, 2015 8:54 PM CST
Name: greene
Savannah, GA (Sunset 28) (Zone 8b)
I have no use for internet bullies!
Avid Green Pages Reviewer Keeper of Poultry Vegetable Grower Rabbit Keeper Frugal Gardener Garden Ideas: Master Level
Plant Identifier Region: Georgia Native Plants and Wildflowers Composter Garden Sages Bookworm
I tip my hat to you.
Sunset Zone 28, AHS Heat Zone 9, USDA zone 8b~"Leaf of Faith"
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