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Anthurium in a terrarium?
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Posted by planetlover 8 (My Page) on Mon, Jan 28, 08 at 2:22
| Hi,
I just bought my first Anthuriums, I thought they would look great in my new terrarium, but I am not sure if they will work. The problem is that they are slightly too tall, this can be solved by "smooshing" the root ball (or spreading it rather) allowing me to lower the soil level in the container. I am nervous about this, since there will only be about two inches of soil in the container, with no drainage. I am also concerned that the leaves may press against the glass wall, and if I keep them moist and humid (this is what they like, right?) I will have a nasty rotting leaves. Also, I keep my home cool, I keep it at 68 F during the daytime, and it might drop to 60 or sometimes lower during the night.
Also, the terrarium is too large to give it a bright spot in the window, so my leaves might stretch.
Perhaps I should just try it? I have no idea what cultivar I might have. They were marketed as Christmas gift plants.
But hey, it was $3.74 for two 3" pots, in a cute little planter!
I don't know why I am worried about overwatering, they were sitting in two inches of water when I rescued them at the store, and the roots look very healthy. The spathiphyllum I bought in the same circumstances is showing blackening of the leaves. But the idea of humid, cool still air in the terrarium scares me a little. The spathiphyllum are too tall to use in the terrarium. I had planned to plant them together. |
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RE: Anthurium in a terrarium?
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Hi
Anthurium would be a good choice if you can control the size. Do a google on the family there are hundreds of varieties but the most common are the pig tailed types or andreanum which is a trailer. The later will grow epiphyticly without substrate if the humidity can be kept high. No problem in a terr. lol They do best in bright filtered light but will tolerate very low levels don't expect a lot of flowers though. Water is no problem but watchout for fungus and botrytis. Some air circulation helps a lot. Your temps should actually be better for most of the family but again do a google on the family I'm sure you'll find one that will fit right in lol
Size is such a problem with terrariums even when they are 12x25 feet and 10 feet high. Okay that's much more like a greenhouse but same principle ?? gary |
RE: Anthurium in a terrarium?
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I had very good success with Anthurium gracile in a terrarium. I had a 70 gallon aquarium fitted with grow lights. However, the same scenario did not work with Anthurium amnicola.
Either way, do try to allow a little air movement. In their natural settings, Anthuriums tend to grow much like orchids, which are plants that are used to high humidity with good air movement.
Pepe |
RE: Anthurium in a terrarium?
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| I looked up the grower on-line, and found a phone number. I was told that my anthurims would be named Smalltalk . One plant has a red flower. The other is not in bloom. From my reading there is a pink flowering and a red flowering Smalltalk. My spathiphylum, bought at the same time (and grown by the same grower), is 'Lynise.' I guess I will go ahead and plant them in the terrarium, and see how they do, since this was my original intention, and I don't have any better idea for the terrarium right now. Thanks everyone! |
RE: Anthurium in a terrarium?
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| Uh uh don't be fooled. Small Talk turns into a regular sized Anthurium with time. I bought one when its was teeny tiny and eventually it morphed into a 3 ft plant. A nice choice for a terrarium is A. scandens. Its like a trailing vining Anthurium that can easily be controlled by clipping back. Another nice plant (if you can find it) that looks Anthurium-like and would stay small for a terrarium is Callopsis volkensii. It has very small spathe-spadix white blooms |
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