Question
14 months ago I purchased an anthurium plant in a 6 inch pot with two blooms. I have kept the plant in a mainly sunny corner of our family room and watered it once a week. Initially I added some liquid fertilizer to the water in recommended amounts. I have enjoyed a healthy plant with plenty of green leaves but it has NOT produced any of the beautiful red blooms that I wish to see. Please put me on the right track for some blooms.  Thank you.
PS:I live in Melbourne,Australia which has a mild temperate climate.

Answer
Gary,

Anthuriums as a rule (indoors) will take about as much light as you can provide them with-but not direct sunlight. Lower levels of light will slow down or cease flower production. The foliage type species will tolerate lower light levels as they grow in some of the shasiest areas in their natural habitat. Leaves emerging under lower light may stretch and/or become distorted.

Do not repot the plant as it prefers to be rootbound and will produce the most flowers that way. Do give it half strength doses of fertilizer for blooming plants. Also sprinkle 2 teaspoons of Epsom salts on top of the soil bfore watering it.  Epsom salts is magnesium sulfate which triggers blooming plants to blomm.

The following sites have more info re; anthurium plant care.

http://www.hawaiitropicals.com/anplancar.html

http://www.plant-care.com/blog/97/anthurium-care/

http://www.evergrowing.com/tips/anthurium.htm

http://www.ndsu.nodak.edu/instruct/chlee/plsc211/student/articles01/mwebster/mwe...


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