Botanical Name: Common Names:
Anthurium hybrida Small Talk Red Flamingo Flower, Laceleaf, Tailflower,
Native: Foliage Type:
No Evergreen
Plant Type: Plant Habit:
Palms, Ferns & Tropical Clumping, Epiphytic, Upright
Description:
Striking early blooming indoor plant popular in cut flower production and added to terrariums. Shiny, dark green leaves are a perfect backdrop for the numerous and brilliant red blooms that sit above the foliage. A fast and easy to grow Anthurium with long lasting, vivid flowers a compact, freely branching growth habit. A disease-tolerant variety that can be successfully grown in tropical areas. SmallTalk Red flowers generally do not have to be removed. They pass from shades of red, white and green.
Mature Height: Mature Width:
15-30cm 30-60cm
Position: Soil Type:
Semi Shade Well Drained
Landscape Use(s)
Cut Flower, Feature, Indoor Plant, Tropical Garden, Container / Pot
Pests & Diseases: Mealy Bugs
Cultural Notes:
Plant Care
Annual slow release fertiliser, Keep moist during dry periods, Liquid feed, Mulch well
Family Name: Origin:
Araceae Asia
Characteristics
Foliage Colour: Green
Flower Colour: Red
Flower Fragrant: No
Flowering Season: All Year
Fruit: Insignificant
Requirements Tolerances
Growth Rate: Moderate
Maintenance Level: Medium
Water Usage: Medium / Moderate
Drought: Low
Frost: Tender
Wind: Low