Anthurium Care Is EASIER Than You Think! Here's Why... 

Yes! That’s amazing! I’m so glad these videos have helped! Thank you for sharing this with me😄

Isn’t it amazing? Congratulations….

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Thanks for the follow! Most houseplants are shade growing tropical plants. That’s why so many common houseplants are given the “bright indirect light” instruction. But most ppl’s homes are still wayyyy too dark and that causes plants to slowly die. Basically if you are walking a trail in the woods on a sunny day, the light hitting the ground is “bright indirect light.” Little to no direct sun, but rather bright shade. That’s similar to the light these plants get growing under the rainforest canopy😁

@@plantgayforlife exactly!! I always had easy plants and switched to harder ones and just learned that it's too dark inside! I will search for info about a plant and I really want to know how much light it absolutely needs and how much (direct sun or darkness) it can tolerate. Thanks for tips. Looking forward to watching more 🙌🏿

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thank you so much! next week's vid is gonna be a really cool one!!

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I used to have them all in cabinets and grow tents as well. But as I curated my collection, the ones I kept got too big and had to be moved out. I even have one anthurium that's become a 3 foot tall floor plant! That's when I realized watering and humidity around the roots was more important, and now most of my anthuriums don't flinch when the humidity drops below 30% in the winter!

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thank you! you will have great success with the no drainage method!

Thanks Maya!

aww I appreciate that! happy planting!

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Appreciate that! Anthuriums are so fun to collect and grow!

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thank you! jealous i can't have an outdoor garden of aroids like ppl in south florida haha!

thank you so much! glad you found it helpful!😁

oh i've killed my fair share of anthuriums and I'm sure I'll kill more in the future haha! But that's part of the learning process!

thank you! glad the vid was helpful! hookeri is a great one to start with!

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definitely down the road! will also have a berry harvesting video for anthuriums coming soon!

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Thank you! I appreciate that! The pebbly leaf varieties are not easy but don’t get discouraged! Trial and error!

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So simple but makes ALL the difference!

Thank you for watching! Sorry for the late response. Forgetii and lux hybrids are beautiful!😁

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Thank you! But my name is Jake. “This has BEEN Plant Gay For Life”😜

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How exciting! Thanks for watching!

Glad you’re here! Good luck with your new plants! Rehabbing plants is hit or miss so don’t get discouraged if some don’t make it

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Awesome! Enjoy the hot mess that is yours truly haha!

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haha! Hopefully you enjoyed the rest of it!

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those are two great hardy species!

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those two are great! beautiful and hardy. I say give clarinervium another shot! luxurians is another beautiful species that is pretty hardy!

Welcome to the mess! 😊

thank you! semi hydro is such a game changer. Also my name is jake not ben haha!

@@plantgayforlife omg. So sorry. My bad. I don't know why I thought you said Ben. Yes Jake, semi hyro actually is a great way to grow so many different varieties of plants. Thank you again on for thjs video

@@gi10 oh ya know what, I said at the end "this has been plant gay for life" and it probably sounded like "this is Ben, plant gay for life! hahaha!

@Plant Gay For Life hahahaha. Yes. I heard it in the end only. 😁 After watching this video of yours, I ended up booking an Anthurium Regale (now I am fretting if I will be able keep that alive) I will revisit your video again and again 😄😄

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Thank you! Yes the babies are from a Brownii!

@@plantgayforlife oh that's awesome! Brownii has a really nice shape 💗💗

@@roxymoron12345 and that B footage is OLD and they're a lot bigger now! I will eventually do an update on those!

@@plantgayforlife are you planning on selling those or trading for them eventually? I'm in OR but would love to buy one 😁

hey fellow new yorker! that's great to hear!! luxurians is one of the best!

that's great! the no drainage club has had nothin but success!!

you got this! if there are good roots and the stem is not rotting, it will bounce back!

@@plantgayforlife really hoping it does!!! I’ve had it since it was a seedling and it was finally starting to upsize the leaves! It recently bloomed, too.

@@laurendao4467 don't be afraid to cut off inflos until it has bounced back, it'll force the plant to direct energy into rehabbing 🙂

Anthuriums are great and not difficult once you understand their needs! That being said…terracotta can work against you in a household environment. The dry air (compared to, say, a greenhouse) will dehydrate the substrate much faster. I know someone who grows anthuriums VERY well in terracotta but he waters them every other day. The vase/no drainage-hole method I use allows me more time in between waterings so that I’m not constantly watering plants. I can leave for a week and return, and my plants will not be dehydrated. Anthuriums are not like philodendrons, most of them require consistent moisture and will not grow well if they dry out in between waterings too often.

@@plantgayforlife your friend sounds like me. I don’t think more than 3 days go by before watering. Right now I don’t mind that as my schedule allows for it. I like doting over my plants. 😊 Thank you so much for your reply!!!

@@LeafyConversations if you find a method that works for you then stick to it!😁

Don’t overthink it. They can be successfully grown in moss, aroid mix, leca, perlite, pumice, fluval stratum, and many others:)

How exciting! yes give it high humidity for a few months until it puts on some size. good luck!

​@@plantgayforlife So a little update, Everything went great and then the little fucker started dying on me, apparently they do not like to have water ON the leaf..... such a diva. Got it fixed though and the second I got things right he pushed out his 4th leaf (yes he's a he don't ask me why he just is), kinda surprised cause its the first leaf that looks 'velvetty' and easily 8x times the size of the first couple of leaves. Looks like I'm finally doing things right! Being emboldened by my 'succes' I ordered more seeds.... crystalinum, gloriosum and waroqueanum are now happily growing next to their big brother in their tiny drainage hole free transparent plastic cups and they are thriving! Can' t wait for them to put on some size.

@@theroyalpotato8390 that's exciting news! im happy to hear you haven't been discouraged by your seedling's setback. it still happens to me sometimes so you're doing nothing wrong! thanks for sharing the update!

Appreciate that! I might do videos on other genera if I feel like I know enough to properly educate others. Ecuagenera is a great place to start. If you're in the US I would order from ecuageneraus.com. They have a florida location and a new california location and those plants will go through much milder shipping stress than plants being imported from their ecuador location.

You got this! Also I made the mistake of speaking too fast when i said 'this has been plant gay for life' at the end! My actual name is Jake haha!

@@plantgayforlife Thanks Jake!

Use a shade cloth and you’ll be fine! And make sure the rain doesn’t drench them. Happy growing 😊

@@plantgayforlife ohh cool thanks, i have black screen at the moment, i doubled it and it has a 60-70% shade protection.

Both are great anthuriums to grow! Forgetii slightly less hardy than luxurians but not difficult to grow

Thank you! Check those roots!

Don’t overthink it. Veitchii doesn’t need pampering. You can just use leca if you want

Wow! That’s impressive! In my experience, converting a less aerated substrate to a more aerated substrate is much easier on aroid roots than the other way around. Meaning that trying to convert leca roots to soil can be tricky. But I find the odds are in my favor when converting soil roots to moss or leca, which is more aerated! HOWEVER, if you haven’t grown other anthuriums in semi hydro, I wouldn’t start out with your biggest and most prized plants. Start with plants that could easily be replaced if it doesn’t work the first time. With every hiccup or plant fail, I learn something invaluable. So by the time I got around to converting my high value aroids from soil to semi hydro, I did so confidently because I had already done it so many times with cheaper plants. Hope this was helpful! 😄

@@plantgayforlife great suggestion! Thank you!

thanks! sphag moss on top can actually be a good indicator for when to water since it will wick moisture from the substrate. So when it dries out you know to check the substrate to see if your anthurium needs a watering soon 😁

Haha! Try one or 2 first to get the hang of it, and see how they do!

It honestly depends on what catches your eye since there's such a variety! Two visually contrasting species I would suggest are clarinervium (thick leaves make it hardier than other velvet species I grow), and luxurians (great glossy/bullate leaf but slow growing)

@@plantgayforlife Thank you for taking the time to respond!

I haven’t grown that particular species so I couldn’t give specific care tips. Ask in an anthurium Facebook group like “Anthurium Addicts” and hopefully someone who has grown and cared for that species can help!