My aroids don't bloom all that often. So when they do, it is worthy of celebration.
This growing season I have had three of my
Anthuriums produce inflorescences. This summer has been relatively cool and moist, which I am sure is a driving factor. I have shown pictures of my
favorite species,
Anthurium scandens before. It continues to send out tiny inflorescences for me year-round. This summer has been no exception.
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| Anthurium scandens inflorescence |
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| Anthurium scandens inflorescence with quarter for size comparison |
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| Anthurium paraguayense inflorescence |
Anthurium paraguayense is a bird's nest style
Anthurium with large leaves that have wavy margins. The inflorescence is quite boring, but on the plus side, there were two of them - the second about 3 weeks after the first. Had I been more proactive I could have saved pollen from the first inflorescence and tried to pollinate the second. Next year!
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| Anthurium verapazense |
Anthurium verapazense is becoming one of my favorite
Anthurium in my collection. The leaf shape is really nice and it puts out leaves at a pretty fast rate, compared to several of my other plants. I was expecting another boring green inflorescence and was really happy to find this vibrant magenta spadix!
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| Anthurium verapazense inflorescence |
I guess I should be watching for pollen on the off chance that I get another inflorescence to follow in the next couple of weeks.
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