Anthurium scherzerianum | |
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Scientific classification
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Kingdom: | Plantae |
Clade: | Tracheophytes |
Clade: | Angiosperms |
Clade: | Monocots |
Order: | Alismatales |
Family: | Araceae |
Genus: | Anthurium |
Species: | A. scherzerianum
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Anthurium scherzerianum | |
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Anthurium scherzerianum, the flamingo flower or pigtail plant, is a species of Anthurium (family Araceae) native to Costa Rica. [2] It has gained the Royal Horticultural Society's Award of Garden Merit as an ornamental houseplant, kept at 15 °C (60 °F) or higher. [3] It is naturally an epiphyte, growing on trees in the rainforest. [4]
Anthurium scherzerianum typically reaches 30–45 cm (12–18 in) tall. Its most striking feature is its orange-red curly spadix. [5] It produces shiny, lance-shaped leaves about 20 cm (8 in) long. [6] Common pests include mealybugs, aphids, and soft scale. [7] When growing indoors, it needs bright indirect sunlight for 10 to 12 hours a day depending on the season. If the light is not bright enough, the number of flowers (flower density) will be very less. While often grown as a houseplant, it may be grown outdoors in the US in USDA hardiness zones 11 and 12. [8]
Other common names … jack-in-the-pulpit; painter's palette; Scherzer's flamingo plant; tail flower
Anthurium scherzerianum | |
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Scientific classification
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Kingdom: | Plantae |
Clade: | Tracheophytes |
Clade: | Angiosperms |
Clade: | Monocots |
Order: | Alismatales |
Family: | Araceae |
Genus: | Anthurium |
Species: | A. scherzerianum
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Binomial name | |
Anthurium scherzerianum | |
Synonyms [2] | |
List
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Anthurium scherzerianum, the flamingo flower or pigtail plant, is a species of Anthurium (family Araceae) native to Costa Rica. [2] It has gained the Royal Horticultural Society's Award of Garden Merit as an ornamental houseplant, kept at 15 °C (60 °F) or higher. [3] It is naturally an epiphyte, growing on trees in the rainforest. [4]
Anthurium scherzerianum typically reaches 30–45 cm (12–18 in) tall. Its most striking feature is its orange-red curly spadix. [5] It produces shiny, lance-shaped leaves about 20 cm (8 in) long. [6] Common pests include mealybugs, aphids, and soft scale. [7] When growing indoors, it needs bright indirect sunlight for 10 to 12 hours a day depending on the season. If the light is not bright enough, the number of flowers (flower density) will be very less. While often grown as a houseplant, it may be grown outdoors in the US in USDA hardiness zones 11 and 12. [8]
Other common names … jack-in-the-pulpit; painter's palette; Scherzer's flamingo plant; tail flower