How to Care for Red Anthurium
As a representative tropical ornamental plant, red anthurium is loved for its leathery leaves and spathe-like flowers. However, it often wilts due to unsuitable environmental conditions during maintenance. Mastering scientific cultivation methods can effectively extend the blooming period.
Four Essential Elements of Daily Maintenance for Red Anthurium
Soil Matrix Mixing
Use a 3:1 ratio of pine needle soil and perlite, keeping the pH value between 5.5-6.5. Supplement with decomposed pine bark particles every quarter, and spray diluted white vinegar water monthly to maintain an acidic environment.
Regulating Light Intensity
In spring and autumn, expose to 3 hours of direct morning light, use a shading net to filter 50% UV rays in summer. Maintain 6 hours of scattered light daily in winter, and rotate the pot regularly to ensure even light exposure.
Water Control Techniques
Use the bamboo stick test: water thoroughly when the soil is dry 3 cm below the surface. Mist the leaves in the morning and evening during hot seasons, and use ceramsite as a top layer to reduce water evaporation. Change the weakly acidic water every week for hydroponic plants that have been standing for 3 days.
Nutrition Supply Plan
Apply a special liquid fertilizer for flowering plants every 15 days during the growing season, with an EC value not exceeding 1.2mS/cm. Increase the application of phosphorus and potassium fertilizers during the bud differentiation stage, avoiding direct spraying on the leaves to prevent fertilizer spots.
Emergency Measures for Wilted Red Anthurium
Water Damage Treatment Process
Plants with waterlogging need to be removed from the pot and dried for 24 hours, cut off the blackened roots, and soaked in carbendazim. Use a new matrix mixed with coconut bran and vermiculite, and adopt the pot immersion method for watering in the first 3 weeks to induce new root growth.
Disease Management Methods
For early leaf spot disease, spray with mancozeb 800 times solution, use benomyl for (T-J) disease treatment. For red spider mites, use matrine biological preparations for 3 consecutive treatments, with an interval of 5 days each time.
Through the establishment of a scientific maintenance system, red anthurium can bloom in multiple seasons throughout the year. The key is to grasp the three core elements: matrix permeability, light cycle, and temperature-humidity balance, combined with regular observation and timely handling of abnormal conditions, to keep the plant vigorous.