The house plant grower is only likely to come into contact with the anthuriums and, of these. For preference they all require very hot, humid conditions, which will mean a temperature consistently higher.
A spacious propagating case will then be required to house these large and somewhat spiteful cuttings - all the ananas have vicious spines along the edges of their leaves and need careful handling.
Another propagating method is to cut away the top of the mature fruit with the tufted rosette and allow to dry before placing it firmly on top of a propagating bed, or potful of suitable propagating mixture. It will reduce the chances of rotting if the mixture is covered with a fine layer of sand on which the fruit may rest.
A. Acherzerianum is a much more suitable room pant, being very much easier to manage, and win do well where warmth, moist conditions and shelter from sunlight are provided. The flamingo plant, as it is commonly known, has red spathes borne on shofter stems and a more compact habit of growth, which makes it a sought-after plant for indoor decoration. There is also an important consideration here for the nurseryman: being of compact and generally tidy habit the plant is very much easier to handle when packing it for transit. (A surprising number of plants, however attractive they may seem in the greenhouse, will never be really popular because of the problems encountered when packing and handling generally.)
Commercially, almost all of this variety is raised from seed which will germinate if temperatures in the seventies are available. It is important to keep the heat constant for small plants to maintain growth in the early stages. A really open, spongy compost is essential when potting on this plant, something akin to a fifty-fifty mixture of J.I.P.Z or 3 and peat, and it will he all the better if the peat is nice and coarse. Pot the plant gently and at all costs avoid packing the compost too tightly around the roots.
One consolation is that when using a peaty compost it is almost impossible to pack the mixture really hard. If rain water is available for watering this will be a distinct advantage over hard tap water.
A spacious propagating case will then be required to house these large and somewhat spiteful cuttings - all the ananas have vicious spines along the edges of their leaves and need careful handling.
Another propagating method is to cut away the top of the mature fruit with the tufted rosette and allow to dry before placing it firmly on top of a propagating bed, or potful of suitable propagating mixture. It will reduce the chances of rotting if the mixture is covered with a fine layer of sand on which the fruit may rest.
A. Acherzerianum is a much more suitable room pant, being very much easier to manage, and win do well where warmth, moist conditions and shelter from sunlight are provided. The flamingo plant, as it is commonly known, has red spathes borne on shofter stems and a more compact habit of growth, which makes it a sought-after plant for indoor decoration. There is also an important consideration here for the nurseryman: being of compact and generally tidy habit the plant is very much easier to handle when packing it for transit. (A surprising number of plants, however attractive they may seem in the greenhouse, will never be really popular because of the problems encountered when packing and handling generally.)
Commercially, almost all of this variety is raised from seed which will germinate if temperatures in the seventies are available. It is important to keep the heat constant for small plants to maintain growth in the early stages. A really open, spongy compost is essential when potting on this plant, something akin to a fifty-fifty mixture of J.I.P.Z or 3 and peat, and it will he all the better if the peat is nice and coarse. Pot the plant gently and at all costs avoid packing the compost too tightly around the roots.
One consolation is that when using a peaty compost it is almost impossible to pack the mixture really hard. If rain water is available for watering this will be a distinct advantage over hard tap water.
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