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Red Smalltalk Anthurium Lava Plant
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Posted by peaches20 SW PA (My Page) on Sat, Aug 6, 05 at 19:18
| I have a Red Smalltalk Anthurium Lava Plant that's doing well. A leaf broke off when it got stuck in the window. My dumb question is will it root if I just stick the leaf in water?
Are the leaves suppossed to be shiny?
Thanks,
Peaches |
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RE: Red Smalltalk Anthurium Lava Plant
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| No, you can't root a leaf. You need a portion of the main stem to grow it. The leaves won't be super shiny, except when they first come out. If they get too dusty, though, you should give it a rinse in the shower or sink. I've got one of these too, and it's been growing happily in my bathroom for about a year and a half, but although it's had new leaves, it won't rebloom. An anthurium grower friend tells me it should give one flower for every new leaf (unless it's too dark, but I have it under a skylight), so I'm not too sure what's going on there... |
RE: Red Smalltalk Anthurium Lava Plant
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| I do have the main stem of the leaf and I've put it in water but nothing so far yet, but I'll keep my fingers crossed. I just bought mine at a local nursery this summer. I've gotten a good number of leaves on mine (lost count) and I've also just had a new flower open up. My lava is sitting on a window sill and I give it distilled water. Peaches |
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