How to grow Anthurium at home How to grow Anthurium at home

Anthurium has bright colors and beautiful and special flower shapes. Many families like to plant Anthurium to appreciate its beautiful appearance and add a green atmosphere to their homes. Anthurium has a special growth habit and can be propagated by grafting. Let's learn about the cultivation methods of Anthurium.

How to grow Anthurium at home

Soil selection for growing family anthurium

When raising it at home, you can buy the prepared culture soil directly from the gardening store. After returning home, add a small amount of ceramsite or dry bark to the nutrient soil we bought. Ceramsite: dry bark = 2:1. However, the soil for planting anthuriums must maintain good permeability and good drainage.

The soil must be disinfected before planting. However, if you prepare professional soil purchased from a professional store, you can skip this step. Disinfection is to reduce the chance of anthurium being affected by diseases and pests in the later stages of its growth.

Temperature requirements for growing family anthurium

The most suitable growth temperature for Anthurium is 14~35℃. In winter, when the temperature is below 10℃, Anthurium is easily frostbitten, so warm it up in time. In summer, when the temperature is above 35℃, sprinkle water around Anthurium to cool it down.

How to fertilize your home anthurium

Anthuriums like fertilizers and have a higher demand for magnesium fertilizers. It is best to go to a professional flower shop to buy foliar fertilizers with high magnesium content for use. Or use water-soluble compound fertilizers diluted into liquid fertilizers to fertilize Anthuriums. Spray once a week during the growth period. When fertilizing, adhere to the principle of " thin fertilizers and frequent fertilization ". It is better to use less than more. Too much will directly burn the seedlings.

Watering cycle of domestic anthurium

Watering of anthurium needs to be done according to the dryness of the pot soil. According to the rules summarized by flower lovers, we need to water it every three days in spring and autumn. Once every two days in summer, and in summer, we should pay attention to spraying the leaves with a sprayer at noon to increase humidity. In winter, water it once every 5 to 7 days.

When the weather is cold, water between 9 am and 4 pm. When watering, pay attention to alternating between dry and wet, and avoid watering in severe water shortage, which will affect the growth and development of Anthurium.

When growing Anthurium at home, you need to pay attention to controlling humidity

High temperature and high humidity are the environments that Anthurium likes. Humidity is related to temperature. When the room temperature is higher than 28℃, we need to manually increase the indoor humidity. We can use a humidifier or sprinkle water to humidify. When the temperature is below 20℃, just maintain the indoor humidity without watering.

In winter, even if the indoor temperature is high, it is best not to cool and moisturize too much. If the leaves of the plant are too wet at night, it will reduce its ability to resist cold and cause frostbite, which is not conducive to wintering.

Prevention and control of diseases and insect pests of Anthurium in the home

The most common pests of anthurium are spider mites, nematodes, cabbage worms, whiteflies, thrips, snails, and scale insects, especially spider mites, nematodes, and cabbage worms. However, anthurium is very sensitive to pesticides. If you can only use pesticides, it is best to use low concentrations. One point of special attention is that all copper-containing pesticides, such as dimethoate, dichlorvos, malathion, parathion, methyl parathion, etc., will be toxic to anthurium, so it is best not to use them.

How to prune anthurium in the home

In order to prevent Anthurium from excessive consumption, we should cut off the dead branches and twigs in time during the growth period of Anthurium. The pruning technique of Anthurium is "three adjustments and two cuts", which means adjusting the direction, adjusting the plant, cutting the suckers, cutting the flower buds, and cutting the old flowers.

Precautions for the cultivation of potted anthurium

When growing Anthurium at home, you should pay attention to the following aspects:

1. Humidity

Anthuriums need an air humidity of about 70% for normal growth, which is generally difficult to achieve in ordinary home cultivation. You can use a clean wet towel to wet the leaves several times a day, or spray water around the plant regularly to increase the air humidity. (But be careful not to spray water on the flowers, so as not to affect the ornamental quality.)

2. Watering and fertilizing

Under normal growth conditions, water the culture soil every week when the soil is dry and wet. Generally, water only when the soil surface is not dry, and water thoroughly when you do. In spring, autumn and winter, the number and amount of watering can be reduced appropriately. Every half a month, 7-8% of special nutrient solution or 500 times diluted fertilizer water should be applied with watering.

3. Pruning

Generally speaking, during the growth of anthurium, the petioles at the base gradually degenerate, and the stipules can be cut off in time when they become dry. When the pedicels turn yellow after flowering, they should also be cut off as soon as possible from the base with a 2 cm protective pile.

4. Temperature

When cultivating anthurium at home, the temperature should be maintained as high as possible. The optimal growth temperature of anthurium is 16-24℃, and the minimum temperature should be maintained above 12℃. This condition is easy to achieve if ordinary families have heating facilities. But at the same time, it must be noted that the flower pot should not be placed on the radiator or too close to the radiator. When the temperature exceeds 30℃ in summer, the flower plant must be moved to a ventilated room relatively close to the north, and water can be sprayed around the plant to cool it down.

5. Lighting

Anthurium needs sufficient scattered light for normal growth. In general, the following should be noted when growing it at home: avoid strong light directly on the leaves and flowers in summer; move it near a window in autumn and winter if conditions permit to increase the light. It is also necessary to rotate the plant regularly to ensure that it receives even light and promote a perfect crown shape.