Anthurium Hybrid, Flamingo Flower, Tail Flower, Oil Cloth Flower, Painter’s Palette

I live in zone 11, extreme South Florida. The flamingo flower anthurium is a beautiful plant. It requires 83% shade to do best as well as...Read More a lot of humidity. I find that it also requires some cold spells. It grows best high in the mountains of Columbia and on the Big Island of Hawaii. Unfortunately, we do not have many mountains or cold spells in South Florida so I take it inside on very hot days so the air conditioner keeps the plant cool. The only problem is that the air conditioner also lowers humidity so you need to spray the leaves with water when the plant is inside. By Gregg L. Friedman MD

My grand-grandmother planted a Tail Flower 55 years ago, and my grandparents still take care of it. It´s still pretty strong, blooming a...Read Morell the time, great foliage and all. I have a "child" of this same plant, but I can´t seem to make it grow properly, even though it´s on the same soil and light conditions of the mother plant. I guess it´s a matter of touch

I have been quite successful with this plant although it blooms better during the summers when I have it outside in the shade. During the...Read More winter, it likes a pan of water under the pot. I divide it every other year.