How to properly care for a flower male happiness. Choosing the right soil for anthurium

Flower " male happiness”,“ flamingo ”or anthurium - a tropical inhabitant, difficult to grow in a room. However, the plant looks so enticing that many people buy it and then don't know how to take care of it. Fortunately, modern varieties are bred specifically for indoor conditions and are not as capricious as their predecessors.

Botanical description

"Male Happiness" is a fashionable houseplant. Its leathery leaves and long-lived flowers are admired even by people far from floriculture. In addition, the breeders did their best. Now in stores there are varieties and varieties that were not there a few years ago.

At the moment, mini-cultivars that can grow in small pots and do not take up much space on the windowsill are super popular. The lush bush of a mini-variety has several points of growth and is strewn with flowers, the diameter of which does not exceed 5 cm. The total height of the bush is 20 cm.

Anthurium is a genus of evergreen plants in the aroid family. The name is translated from Latin as "tail flower". Homeland of the flower of the tropics and subtropics of Central and South America.

Among the "flamingos" there are grassy, ​​climbing, tree-like varieties. Most species are epiphytes with aerial roots. They allow them to survive in the overly wet rainforest litter.

Semi-epiphytic terrestrial species are grown in room culture. They start from seeds on tree trunks and then grow aerial roots that reach down to the ground and take root. Or vice versa, the bush begins its life on the ground, and then rises to the tree and overgrows with roots.

The terrestrial variety has a strong green stem with short internodes several tens of centimeters long.

Noteworthy leaves. They are heart-shaped, dense, dark green, shiny and look no less decorative than flowers. The plates are collected in a rosette, and the length of the petioles can reach up to 1 m.

Leaves turn to follow the sun throughout the day, catching all the photons they can get. In some species, water and plant debris accumulate in the center of the leaf rosette. So the bush makes reserves of drink and humus.

The most amazing part of Anthurium is the flower. It consists of a bedspread and an inflorescence-cob.

The bedspread can be green, white or any shade of red. It doesn't like being touched by hands. Finger touches destroy a thin wax coating, and the life of the flower is reduced.

The cob is straight, spherical, spiral. Small flowers are densely arranged on it. Each of them has pistils and stamens.

The flowers ripen from the bottom up. The process continues for 3-4 weeks. When the lower part of the cob has changed color, the flower is considered half ripe. Each cob lives for almost 2 months.

Anthurium is an insect pollinating plant. It secretes nectar. The aroma of wild species spreads for many meters, attracting insects. Pollinators - bees, flies, wasps, beetles.

If pollination has taken place, fruits are tied on the cob, which are juicy berries. Each contains many seeds suitable for sowing.

Types of anthurium in the photo

The plant has gained wide commercial distribution. Some of its varieties and forms are bred by crossing dozens of species.

4 species were mainly involved in obtaining modern hybrids.

Andre (andraeanum)

Andrianum is a terrestrial epiphyte with a short trunk and oval leaves with heart-shaped bases. The length of the plates is 30 cm, the width is 10 cm. The total height is about 30 cm.

The bedspread is white, pink or salmon, the cob is yellow straight, up to 10 cm long.

The most common variety is Dakota. It differs from others in large flowers of bright red color. Dakota's bedspread size is 23x14 cm.

Anthurium Andre Dakota

Scherzer (scherzerianum)

The most popular type. Several dozen varieties have been bred. They are easily distinguished from other varieties by their large bright orange or red spathe and spirally curved cobs.

By type of nutrition, it is a terrestrial epiphyte. Its thin numerous roots peep out of the pot and need frequent spraying. The stem is short, almost imperceptible. Leaves lanceolate, dark green. The length of the plates is up to 20 cm, the width is 6 cm.

The small height and compactness of Anthurium Scherzer allow you to grow bushes on the windowsill standard apartment which contributed to its popularity.

Anthurium scherzerianum

Crystal (crystallinum)

Decorative leafy appearance with velvety dark green plates, striated with pale veins. It blooms inconspicuously, the bedspread is white, the cob is thin long with a slight smell.

The view is quite large. The length of the leaves reaches 40 cm, the width is 20 cm. The height of the bush is up to 50 cm. The country of origin of crystal anthurium is tropical rainforests in Panama and Colombia.

Anthurium crystallinum

Multidissected (polyschistum)

Decorative leafy species, unlike the others, but included in the same genus. The flowers are inconspicuous, similar to crystal anthurium flowers - small with a thin whitish veil and a white cob.

The leaves are compound, consisting of several leaflets of a palmate shape on a common petiole. Leaf blades diverge along the radius, like the fingers of a hand.

Anthurium polyschistum

Palmate leaves are not the only feature of the species. Releasing a leaf every two weeks and rapidly stretching out, a compact bush bought in a store is rapidly turning into a pretty vine.

Now on sale there are anthuriums atypical for natural plants colors up to blue and black. These colors are obtained artificially. During the formation of buds, indoor flower manufacturers introduce a special composition into the roots, which is why the bedspread acquires an incredible color.

The paint will only last a season. The next inflorescences and bedspreads will be ordinary - red or pink.

Anthurium care

At home, mainly hybrids are grown, specially adapted for survival in rooms with dry air. But caring for a flower continues to be a painstaking task.

You need a lot of light, but it should be diffused, without direct hot rays. Under natural conditions, the "flamingo" settles under the crowns of trees and makes shade, but with a strong deficit of light, it will not bloom. The ideal position in the apartment is east and west windows.

A tropical inhabitant needs a lot of warmth. In winter, the temperature should not fall below +16. Plants are placed away from radiators and vents open for ventilation.

In summer, the optimum temperature is + 22 ... + 28.

Humidity and watering

There is enough heat and light in our apartments, but there is no air humidity. The plant needs almost greenhouse conditions. It is better to place a household air humidifier next to the pot or put it on a wide tray with wet expanded clay.

Water gently, without overflowing. You need to take the watering can when upper layer the soil is completely dry. Water less often in winter than in summer.

The bush is sprayed daily with a spray bottle in winter and summer. The water must be rainwater. The tap water will leave whitish spots on the leaves, ruin the flower bedspreads.

To clean the dust, the bush is taken to the bathroom once a week and watered from the shower head, trying not to pour over the bedspread.

In the photo - care for anthurium at home:

Top dressing and fertilizers

During the growth period in spring and summer, plants are fed 2 times a month with fertilizers for aroids, diluting them twice as much as indicated in the instructions.

Suitable:

• mr color,
• Agricola for flowering plants,
• biomaster,
• Fertikka Lux,
• Rainbow,
• Bona forte multi prod.

In winter, the bushes are at rest, but they still need to be fertilized. Top dressing at this time is made no more than once a month.

Nutrition is especially important for young plants. For the first six months, seedlings are fertilized every two weeks in winter and summer.

During flowering, foliar top dressing is useful. For aroids, complex fertilizer Dr. Foley Orchid is suitable.

Anthurium care at home, video:

reproduction

It is interesting to breed anthuriums from seeds. They can be ordered online in a Chinese or any other foreign store where rare varieties and novelties are sold. The second way is to get your own seeds.

Anthurium differs from its related philodendron in that it produces flowers that contain male and female organs while the philodendron blooms with either female or male flowers.

The inflorescence is not a bright shiny plate-blanket, but small nondescript flowers located on one cob. If they were not gathered in a group, they would be difficult to notice.

On the cob are both male and female flowers. To prevent self-pollination, ovaries and pistils ripen in different dates. The female flowers with pistils open first, and when they fade, the male flowers open, producing pollen. Therefore, plants need insects. They carry pollen and pollinate pistils.

AT room conditions will have to be artificially pollinated. Pollen is transferred with a soft brush or feather, several times passing through different cobs. You need to do this every day for a week - this is the only way to get into the cycle of development of female and male flowers.

It is very important that during pollination the bush receives a lot of light. It is better to choose sunny days for the event.

If pollination has occurred, berries will form on the inflorescences. Each cob is able to tie up to a hundred fruits.

Seed development lasts almost a year. Ripe berries are easily separated from the inflorescence, as if hanging on it, ready to fall. They need to be picked, seeds removed, dried a little at room temperature and immediately sown in a shallow container.

The substrate should be light, loose and absorbent. It is better to purchase the soil in the store.

Seeds are scattered over the surface and slightly pressed, but not deepened. The container is covered with glass and placed in a place with a temperature of about +22. The first shoots appear in a week, mass after 2 weeks.

In cold air, seedlings do not germinate or die en masse.

Small anthuriums grow very slowly. First, they need to be kept in diffused light, and when the first true leaves appear, they should be planted in spacious bowls in rows at a distance of 3 cm from each other.

Do not plant in individual pots. It has been noticed that anthurium seedlings grow better not one at a time, but in a group.

The second pick is carried out when the flower grows noticeably.

"Flamingo" from seed will bloom when it is 2 years old.

Reproduction by shoots on video:

Rejuvenation and transplantation of anthurium

At home, the flower is usually propagated vegetatively: cuttings with aerial roots or stem offspring. For several years, the plant grows strongly and needs to be divided, so there are usually no problems with the reproduction of anthurium.

The division rejuvenates the plant, allows you to grow new leaves and shoots, makes flowering more abundant. Transplantation, rejuvenation and division are done as soon as the bush fills the entire pot. This usually happens every 2-3 years. The best time for the event - spring.

How to plant an anthurium - a step-by-step division algorithm:

1. Remove from the pot, after watering.
2. Clean the roots from the substrate.
3. If the plant blooms, cut off the flower stalks.
4. With your hands or a sharp knife, divide the bush into several parts so that each has leaves and roots.
5. Treat the places of cuts with crushed coal.
6. Plant in a store-bought aroid substrate.
7. The growth point should remain on the surface.

Similarly, propagated by lateral or basal shoots, which are separated with part of the aerial roots.

How to transplant anthurium at home - video:

Why does anthurium not bloom?

In the homeland of the flower, they say that you just need to put this plant on the ground - it will first take root, then crawl onto the nearest trunk and bloom.

In cities, things are different. Very often the plant does not want to bloom. main reason This is low humidity. In the alpine tropics, the atmosphere is hazy. It needs to be recreated if the plant is so oppressed that it stops throwing out flower stalks.

A common mistake is too wide a pot. Until the bush occupies the entire volume of the soil, its forces will be directed to the formation of leaves and roots, and not to flowering.

The flower "male happiness" has to be carefully looked after so that it blooms.

The appearance of peduncles can be prevented by:

• insufficient or burning lighting;
• critically low temperature;
• waterlogging or poor watering;
• overnutrition and undernutrition.

In winter, in the absence of flowering, you need to pay attention to the duration of lighting. With a short light day, the bush is resting.

In the spring, as soon as there is more light, the plants begin to form and develop buds. If you need winter flowering, the pot will have to be illuminated with special lamps.

Signs and superstitions

Indoor "flamingo" is considered a flower of love, helping in personal life men and women.

Because of the unusual inflorescence, the people call the plant "male flowers". They are recommended to be kept in the house for women who do not have a personal life.

Signs for women and men say that a married couple with disagreements should keep two flowers at home: and anthurium, female and male happiness. Each spouse must look after their own "happiness." Then a pleasant atmosphere will be established in the house and well-being will reign.

It is believed that the plant attracts the energy of money into the house. If the family has financial problems, you need to get a few bushes and take care of them carefully so that they bloom as much as possible.

Folk signs of our country attribute to the plant properties to cure depression and strengthen the immune system. There is a superstition that the flower allows men to get rid of alcohol and tobacco addiction.

At home, anthurium is considered medicinal plant. They are treated for heart disease and male sexual problems.

Bright colors of the "male flower" of anthurium in the photo:

Residents of the tropical regions of Colombia are sure that the red anthurium brings happiness and prosperity to the home. There is even a custom to decorate the house of the newlyweds with anthurium flowers, they do not fade for a very long time and delight the young couple throughout the honeymoon. Anthurium is also called "male happiness", it is customary to give it to men, as it personifies courage, power and passion for a woman. The people call this beauty in different ways: “flamingo flower”, “damn tongue”, or “pig tail”.

In order for a flower to please with its exotic look, you need to know where in the house to “settle” the anthurium, how to care for it and how to propagate the plant. According to an old belief, if "male happiness" is in the house, then its owners will be lucky in everything. If you decide to acquire such a miracle of nature, then in this article you will find everything about how to handle it.

Anthurium (flower): description

Now there are about 28 types of this beautiful plant. In addition, breeders have bred more than 75 hybrids. Anthurium (flower) is very beautiful, pleasing to the eye as its flowering and leaves. They are painted dark green, heart-shaped or arrow-shaped, up to 40 cm long.

Flowers amaze with their exotic beauty and variety of colors. The flower looks like an ear of yellow, pink or white color, surrounded by a beautiful shiny veil, which can have a color from dark red to white, sometimes elegant spots are visible on it. The shape of the veil is similar to the human heart.

For eight whole months, flowering anthurium continuously delights its owner with the beauty of the buds, although some of them bloom only for about 40 days. If you follow all the rules for caring for an exotic handsome man, the plant can grow up to 0.8 m in height and up to 0.5 m in diameter.

Landing

Anthurium at home grows and reproduces beautifully, if you skillfully approach this matter. To make the flower feel comfortable, choose a pot that is wide enough, but not deep. This is necessary for the branched root system to develop normally. Too large a flowerpot is not recommended, as it may cause the lack of inflorescences.

Anthurium does not tolerate an excess of moisture, excessive moisture leads to decay and death of the entire flower. To avoid this, it is necessary to lay a layer of drainage on the bottom of the flowerpot, then fill in part of the earthen mixture, carefully place the plant or seeds and sprinkle with the remaining earth. The mixture is recommended to be prepared from soddy land, pieces of moss and rotted foliage.

How to care for Anthurium

Anthurium is considered one of the most beautiful flowers. How to care for this beauty, now we will consider in detail. The very first thing I want to say is that “male happiness” in our latitudes can only be grown indoors. Before moving on to the rules and features of care, it would not be out of place to note that this flower cannot be called simple and unpretentious. He is very capricious, requires a lot of attention to himself, but in return gives beautiful inflorescences and, according to legends and beliefs, happiness and well-being at home.

Particular attention when caring for anthurium should be paid to watering and moisturizing. The plant loves the “shower” from the spray gun very much, but it must be remembered that excess moisture is fatal for it. Therefore, it is necessary to spray very carefully so that droplets of water fall only on the leaves. If flowers fall under such a rain, they can become stained and fall off. It is recommended to install a humidifier in the rooms where "male happiness" lives, especially when the heating season begins.

Now let's talk about watering. Too often it is prohibited. AT summer time it is recommended to water 1 time in 4 days, and in winter - 1 time in 7 days. It is also not necessary to fill in too much, since the roots are very sensitive to water and can immediately begin to rot. The plant will immediately signal such a danger by blackening of the leaves. In this case, you need to urgently stop watering and dry the earth in a flowerpot. Thus the flower can be saved.

Continuing the theme of water, we note the fact that anthurium is a flower that does not like hard water. He will react especially badly if you decide to pour water just drawn from the tap on him. The result of such an oversight will be the absence of flowering and the drying of the leaves. Before watering, water must be defended.

When caring for "male happiness", you also need to remember about feeding. If you fertilize the anthurium on time and correctly, according to the instructions, it will grow strong and beautiful. This should be done monthly, starting in March and ending in November.

Reproduction of anthurium at home

Anthurium ("male happiness") is best propagated by dividing the bush into several parts. You can still grow a plant from seeds, but this method is more complicated, and, of course, you will have to wait longer for beautiful inflorescences.

The division of the bush will not only allow the anthurium to propagate, thanks to this procedure the plant will retain its youth longer. It is recommended to do this every year, dividing the bush into 2-3 parts.

Where to "settle" anthurium

Some flower lovers, having learned that anthurium (“male happiness”) comes from South America, where the sun is hot and sometimes merciless, put a flowerpot with this southern handsome man in a place completely open to sunlight. This is a big mistake, as the anthurium does not tolerate direct sunlight and any other bright lighting. If in the summer you do not hide the flower in time in the shade, then its leaves will get sunburn.

With the onset of winter, "male happiness" is recommended to be placed in a well-lit place. Thus, the plant will be able to stock up on forces for future flowering. If during the cold season the anthurium feels a lack of sunlight, then it may well turn yellow.

The humidity in the room should be high, while the air temperature should be relatively low (+18...+20 degrees, not higher).

Plant diseases

Like all life on earth, anthurium (“male happiness”) can get sick and die if the danger is not noticed in time and measures are not taken to save the plant. The most common flower diseases are anthracnose and septoria. You can recognize them by yellow-brown spots on the leaves. Having found a problem, you must immediately remove the affected leaves, then treat the entire plant several times with a special mixture recommended by experts.

Useful properties of a flower

An interesting fact is that anthurium (“male happiness”) gives people not only their beauty, this plant also brings considerable benefits to human health and to clean the environment:

• Anthurium reduces the total content of microbes in the air of the room by 70%, cleans the atmosphere of formaldehyde by 7.3%, as well as from ammonia and toluene.
• AT traditional medicine The roots of some Anthurium species are used to make headache medicine.
• Volatile secretions of the plant inhibit the development of streptococcus, staphylococcus and Pseudomonas aeruginosa.
• Anthurium (A. acutangulum) can be made into a tea that helps with whooping cough.

Red anthurium: a beautiful legend

In a conversation about a beautiful plant called "male happiness", it is impossible not to mention a beautiful ancient legend about how red anthurium appeared in nature.

The roots of the legend go back to the distant past, to the homeland of the flower - South America. There is a belief among the locals that the anthurium is an enchanted girl. Once upon a time, a cruel leader of an Indian tribe decided to marry the most beautiful girl villages. His chosen one loved another, so she chose to commit suicide so as not to live with the unloved. girl in wedding dress just before the wedding ceremony, she threw herself into the flames of a fire. The gods saved the desperate bride and turned her into a red flower, the same as the unfortunate ceremonial attire. Now her soul lives forever in beautiful flower called Anthurium.

Anthurium or flower "male happiness" - very spectacular and beautiful plant, which will perfectly complement the interior and will delight its owners with bright and violent flowering. According to legend, anthurium brings good luck to the representatives of the stronger sex, it is not for nothing that it is called "male happiness". There is a romantic parable about the appearance of anthurium, it tells about a young girl who jumped into the fire so as not to marry the unloved. Then it turned into a beautiful flower.

However, anthurium is loved by the female audience no less than the male one. This plant has large heart-shaped and arrow-shaped dark green leaves, which can reach 0.8 m in length, delightful flowers can be red, white or pink. Under favorable conditions, anthurium blooms most of the year, but for this you need to know how to care for a flower, male happiness.

Rules for the care of anthurium. General concepts

This plant is quite capricious and finicky, so it is so important to know how to care for a home flower for men's happiness. Before you buy this houseplant, you need to find the most favorable place in the house for him. Anthurium is a child of the tropics, therefore it loves cool, moist air, it is considered optimal temperature 18-20 degrees, to maintain humidity, it is desirable to place nearby humidifier. The plant is harmful to direct sunlight, especially the burning summer sun. Whereas in the cold season, it is better to put the anthurium on the sunniest window sill.

On the question of how to care for a flower, male happiness, watering is one of the most important aspects. For a flower, both excessive watering and insufficient watering are equally harmful. In summer, anthurium is watered once every four days, in winter - once a week. Water for irrigation should be settled for several days, the optimum temperature for it is room temperature. feed the plant with mineral fertilizers is needed during the period of active growth - in spring and summer. Moreover, in the warm season, the flower is recommended spray at least every other day, this should be done carefully, making sure that water droplets fall exclusively on the leaves, the inflorescences can turn black and fall off due to moisture.

Flower of male happiness. How to properly care for and transplant

Anthurium transplant- a rather complicated operation, especially for those who are not particularly strong in the science of home floriculture. However, everything can be learned, it is enough to follow simple rules. Here detailed instructions about how to transplant a flower, male happiness, how to care for it to bloom:

• the first transplant of anthurium must be done a few days after purchase;
• the pot must be taken with a small "margin" so that the roots are not cramped;
• an anthurium is suitable for a purchased soil mixture designed specifically for it, it can also be made independently if you mix earth, peat and moss in equal proportions;
• drainage must be laid at the bottom of the pot;
• immediately before transplanting, it is necessary to shake off the remains of the old soil from the roots of the plant, place the plant in a new pot and sprinkle with fresh soil.

Flower transplant male happiness. A photo

Reproduction of anthurium

This plant can reproduce both by seeds and shoots. The vegetative method is considered the simplest, that is, using cuttings, growing from seeds is a more complex and painstaking task. So, reproduction with processes:

• this procedure must be carried out in the spring during a planned transplant, which should be carried out every two years;
• several shoots with roots are separated from an adult plant, do this with a clean sharp knife;
• after detachment, new processes are placed in individual pots with suitable soil and drainage, where they usually take root perfectly, of course, under all conditions proper care followed by.

reproduction seeds includes the following stages:

• the flower must be pollinated;
• after pollination, fruits appear, from which, after ripening, seeds can be extracted;
• the seeds must be washed, then soaked in a weak solution of potassium permanganate;
• after that, the seeds are placed in a moist substrate under glass or a transparent film, where they remain until germination. When young plants are strong enough, they are transplanted into separate pots.

Flower of male happiness. How to care for it to bloom as long as possible

This is perhaps the most pressing issue that worries the owners of such a beautiful plant.

• anthurium should be transplanted regularly, at least once every 2 years;
• during transplantation, shoots should be planted, as described above;
• proper watering and mineral fertilizers are a must.

Anthurium diseases. Damaged plant care and prevention

Is your pet's leaves falling, turning yellow or blackening? A flower of male happiness refuses to release new shoots? Why does not the flower of male happiness bloom? Novice flower growers often face such questions. Here are the most common situations and their possible causes:

Photo of a flower male happiness

Photos of this beautiful plant are no less beautiful than it is. You can immediately become infected with the desire to acquire anthurium when you see a flower. How to care for it is another question, but on this occasion you can find a lot of valuable information that will help you properly create the conditions for this chic plant, which will certainly bring happiness to your home.

Flower of male happiness. Care and reproduction

In order for a flower to please with large flowers and large juicy leaves, it needs to create good conditions, the main of which is a suitable substrate. Majority indoor plants feels great in universal soil, and for anthurium, the mixture must be specially selected. For the successful growth of this plant, the features of its root system should be taken into account. The soil should pass air and water well, be light. In heavy soil, the roots can rot, and the flower can get sick and abyss.

How to prepare a composition for planting a plant with your own hands?

Those soils that can be purchased in stores are not suitable for growing anthuriums, so it is better to prepare the mixture yourself.

The substrate should be light, breathable, have an acidic reaction (pH=5.5-6.5). In heavy soil, the roots of anthurium will be covered with velamin and rot..

For the successful growth of a flower at home, an earthen mixture should be prepared, consisting of the following components:

The sand must be washed well, and the bark should be steamed. Pieces of bark should be 1-1.5 cm in size. Perlite can be added to increase the friability of the mixture..

Before planting a flower in the prepared soil, it is necessary to heat-treat the substrate.

There is another option for preparing a substrate for anthurium, which is often used by experienced flower growers. To do this, mix:

• part of peat;
• part of the land from under coniferous trees;
• part of the leafy land;
• half of the coarse sand.

Charcoal and crushed bark of coniferous trees, such as pine or spruce, are added to this mixture.

You should know what young plants are best planted in a less coarse substrate. For their good growth and development, a mixture consisting of pine bark, sphagnum moss, peat and perlite (1/1/1/1) is suitable. The soil should fit tightly to the roots and only after the root system has grown, the flower can be transplanted into a mixture for adult plants.

As the anthurium grows, its roots can rise above the soil surface. The bare parts must be covered with pieces of moss to retain moisture in them.

What kind of drainage is needed for growing?

The health and beauty of anthurium depends on the presence of drainage, because these plants do not tolerate stagnant water in the root system and may die. To create optimal conditions for flower growth, you need to think about good drainage, only in this case excess water will leave, and the roots breathe.

It is important to know! High-quality drainage for flowers should be chemically inert, let water through, not mold or rot.

For the preparation of drainage, such materials are suitable:

by the most expanded clay is a popular material for drainage, it is able to absorb excess moisture. These are fired pieces of clay that have a porous structure. You can buy it in flower shops.

When using other materials as drainage, the following tips should be followed:

1. when using clay shards as drainage, the pieces should not be too large, since sand should be poured on top of them, and it should not wake up down;
2. broken brick should not have sharp edges so as not to damage the roots of the plant, it is also necessary to take into account that silicate brick is more suitable than red brick, as it absorbs moisture and then gives it away as it dries;
3. Styrofoam is a good drainage material, but it has one drawback: the roots of the plant grow into its structure and, when transplanting a flower, they can be accidentally damaged.

When creating high-quality drainage, comfort will be guaranteed for the anthurium, it will grow, develop and bloom well.

Is ready-made soil or substrate for orchids suitable for a flower?

If you do not want to make up the substrate yourself, you can buy it in the store, but this causes difficulties. It is difficult to find a special mixture for anthuriums, therefore, you can buy soil for orchids with a similar composition, which includes bark and peat. There are soils for orchids, consisting of peat, charcoal, sphagnum. Such a substrate can be mixed with universal primer (1:1).

In Moscow, you can buy soil for orchids in specialized stores or via the Internet. The cost of the earth mixture depends on the manufacturer. For example:

• primer "ZeoFlora" a volume of 2.5 liters will cost from 300 to 350 rubles;
• substrate for orchids "Living World" a volume of 1.5 liters, consisting of pine bark, costs a little more than 100 rubles.

How to care for the earth at home?

In order to prevent potential pests from starting in the soil, it must be subjected to heat treatment. It should also be borne in mind that the soil for anthurium is not nutritious, so the plant after transplantation should be periodically fed by adding fertilizer for aroid or ornamental flowering plants to the water for irrigation.

It should be noted that knowing which land to transplant Male happiness and the ability to properly compose the soil will save the anthurium and its owner from many problems. Water does not stagnate in a good substrate, the roots "breathe", therefore, the flower will develop well and delight the owner with beautiful flowers.

Once every 3-4 years, the anthurium needs to be transplanted. The soil for anthurium requires special attention, since the plant is an epiphyte. When transplanting, it is necessary to take into account the specifics of the root system of epiphytes and remember that ordinary land for anthurium will not work.

What you need to know about anthurium

The homeland of epiphytes is located in the subequatorial and tropical climatic zones of Central and South America. Plants live in tropical forests on tree trunks and practically do not need land. Anthurium roots feed the plant from the forest floor, so it must be grown at home, taking into account the usual climatic conditions and features of the existence of life forms.

Anthurium flowers are a unique decoration for the interior of any home and to achieve flowering of anthurium at home is the dream of every grower.

Choosing the right land means ensuring success in this matter. And, if it's time to transplant the anthurium, then the soil for it should be loose, airy as much as possible resembling the cover of a tropical forest.

Anthurium can be planted both in the finished mixture, and in self-prepared soil for transplantation. A florist who knows all the transplant rules will be able to accurately determine which additive is suitable for the flower and in which soil the anthurium should be transplanted.

Ready mixtures for transplanting

Most easy way purchase a mixture suitable for planting - buy it in a specialized store. Unfortunately, there are not many manufacturers of soil specifically for these indoor plants on the market. The most common of them are the Polessky, ForPro, and Aurika Gardens substrates. These mixtures include all the components that are necessary for the effective growth and flowering of indoor epiphytes and semi-epiphytes.

Orchid soil is bought if it was not possible to find a ready-made mixture, and the time to transplant the anthurium has already come. Orchids are also tropical plants and require an identical peat and bark substrate. In such a mixture, you will have to add a little universal soil to dilute these substances in a 1: 1 ratio. If for some reason there are problems with the purchase of soil for orchids, you can plant the anthurium in the substrate for begonias. Such a mixture needs to be replenished with the addition of perlite and sphagnum moss. Independently prepare the soil, if you need a guarantee quality composition substrate for transplanting an exotic pet.

Self-preparation of a mixture for transplanting anthurium:

1. The first way is quite simple. In a universal soil, which most often consists of a peat base, add the bark of a coniferous tree in a 1: 1 ratio, and then improve the quality of the substrate by adding one or more nutrient components to the soil.
2. The second way to prepare the land for transplantation is as follows: you need to mix in equal proportions the bark of a coniferous tree, peat and moss. Peat should be coarse fibrous. Sod land is added last, after thoroughly mixing the remaining components. Its amount should be twice the parts of the previous additives (1:1:1:2). A small amount of charcoal is added and a tropical anthurium is boldly planted in the ground.

Nutrients and their purpose

There are several components on the market today.

They are the following:

• Needles. Adding needles to the substrate is not shown to all plants, but it is useful for anthurium. Epiphytes prefer soil of medium acidity, and needles, as you know, not only loosen the soil, but also acidify it. It should be added moderately, in order to avoid oversaturation of the soil with resins.
• Compost. Compost is formed by the decomposition of manure over several years and in its pure form is too aggressive nutrient. It must be mixed with other types of land for planting. People call compost manure.
• Sand. Sand provides plants with additional loosening of the soil. When transplanting anthurium, it is preferable to use coarse sand.
• Expanded clay and brick chips. Brick or expanded clay chips are used to increase the air permeability of the soil and as a drainage. The disadvantage of using brick chips is the presence of sharp edges on the chips, which can injure the roots of the plant.
• sod land. Sod land is a layer of earth formed as a result of overheating of sod layers with manure. Turf land is a very useful component, because. rich in nutrients and well suited to flowers that prefer acidic soil, its acidity = pH 5-6.
• leaf ground. Leaf land is formed by overheating the leaves of trees for two to three years. Such land does not have extreme nutritional value, however, it makes the soil more airy and breathable.
• Peat. Peat soil and coconut fiber give the soil a special friability due to the fibrous structure. Peat land is formed by the decomposition of peat for a period of one year and maintains the mineral balance of the substrate. Coconut fiber has the same properties. These two components are widely used in the manufacture of planting mixtures for orchids, anthuriums and ferns.
• moss sphagnum. Sphagnum moss is indispensable for epiphytic plants. By adding moss to the soil, the process of moisture exchange is regulated. Moss absorbs excess moisture, and then gives it to the plant as needed. In addition, moss contains sphagnol, which prevents root rot, making it a kind of natural antiseptic. It is desirable to harvest moss in order to enrich the soil for transplanting flowers in the fall, and add no more than 5% of the total mixture to the flowerpot.
• Charcoal. Charcoal is a natural antiseptic and protects plant roots from decay.
• perlite and vermiculite. Perlite and vermiculite enrich the soil with minerals, add them in an amount of no more than 10% of the volume of the entire mixture.
• Bark. The bark can be used in pieces of different sizes or in the form of crumbs. It acidifies the soil and makes it lighter and more airy.

Soil disinfection

When transplanting a flower, it is very important to carry out preventive treatment of the soil, because plants planted in self-prepared mixtures are threatened not only by fungi and bacteria, but also by the presence of pest eggs.

There are several ways to disinfect the substrate:

1. "Frost treatment".
   In winter, the substrate is taken out into frosty air and left for 4-5 days. In this case, the air temperature should not be higher than - 5 - 7 ° С. During such a period of time, pathogens that exist in the soil will die.
2. Heat treatment.
   The soil is disinfected under the influence of high temperature. The processing rules are as follows, the soil is kept in an oven preheated to 80 ° C for an hour to ensure reliable protection from the development of harmful microorganisms.
3. Steam processing.
   Another reliable way neutralize the soil - treat it with steam. To do this, it is necessary to wrap the soil in a cloth and put it on a wire rack over a steam bath. This procedure should be carried out for at least one and a half hours.
4. Treatment with a disinfectant mixture.
   For such treatment, you can use fungicides, or you can prepare a disinfectant solution yourself. To prepare it, dissolve 3 grams of potassium permanganate (potassium permanganate) in 5 liters of boiling water and cultivate the land. It is recommended to use industrial biological mixtures - "Agat" or "Integral". They include beneficial bacteria that destroy pathogens. The method of their use is indicated on the package.

It is important to know that substrate components such as peat and moss create favorable conditions for healthy soil flora and should not be processed. It is necessary to mix all parts of the soil after cooling the treated components.

Does anthurium need drainage

Often, flower growers have a question: “Do anthuriums planted in a mixture of bark and peat need drainage?” The answer is unequivocal, drainage is vital, because stagnant water in a flower pot is detrimental to them. Drainage can be made from expanded clay, brick, large pieces of bark, and even from foam. Drainage pockets should be large enough, so use large pieces of the material of your choice. Be sure to disinfect the material for the manufacture of drainage, after scalding several times with boiling water.

Often it is not necessary to transplant anthurium, but a serious approach to this issue is required. If you follow all the recommendations and choose the right soil, then the tropical guest will thank you not only with a lush color, but also purify the air of your home from such harmful impurities as xylene, ammonia and formaldehyde.