Anthurium Species, Pigtail Anthurium, Pigtail Flamingo Flower, Tailflower

I have not grown this plant which is native to Colombia.

The anthurium "bloom" is actually composed of a spathe (a modifie...Read Mored bract) and the cylindrical inflorescence rachis which is known as the spadix. The true flowers emerge from the surface of the spadix which is made up of fused segments. The true flowers are unobservable by the naked eye and are hermaphroditic. Once the ovaries are fertilized by insects, they enlarge and form berries which each contain one or two seeds. During this process, the spadix becomes distorted. Once the berries mature, they detach from the spadix. Anthurium scherzerianum may be propagated by seed. A constatnt temperature of 80 degrees F most be maintained and constant humidity must be supplied. It is much easier to propagate them by removing suckers or taking cuttings from the rhizomes.