Saturday, August 2, 2008
Anthurium-Introduction-1
Anthurium are one of the most popular tropical with long vase life of about six weeks and even more depending in the variety and season Anthurium are herbaceous epiphytes, native to tropical America. The Anthurium is also known as painted Tougue, Flamingo flower ( Flamigo lily) or Tail Flower. Anthurium are grown for their brightly colored flower spathes and their ornamental leaves.Family Araceae which includes more than 100 genera and about 1500 species. The Anthurium is perennial herbaceous plant usually cultivated for its attractive , long lasying flowers . This flower is preferred for their colourful, modified leaf (spathe) and hundereds of small,Botanical flowers on the pencil like protrusion (spadix) rising from the base of the spath. The Anthurium plant produces flowers throughout the year. One flower emerages from each leaf axil. The sequence of leaf, flower and new leaf is maintained throughout the entire life of the plant. The interval between leaf emergences is shortened or lengthend with changes in environmental conditions during summer more flowers can be expected per plant than during the winter when there is less light and lower temperatures.
Anthurium orchids is one of the important floricultural crops for the Northeast India, Uttaranchal in particular Kumaon regoin. Amongst the Orchids, Anthurium command a place of pride and one of the important foreign exchange earners because of their long lasting variously colored attractive flowers arranged in erect stems.
Anthurium are member of the Arun lily family (Araceace) and sub family Pothoideae & the order of the Anthurieae . Greek words ‘ Anthos’ and ‘Oura’ which means , ‘Bloom’ and ‘Tail’ respectively.
Anthurium often refered to as Flamigo Flower or tail flower, Anthorium are an exotic bloom with long , waxy petals with in the centre. Though by many as the ‘Hawaiian Flower’ This species is found in their natural habitat only Mexico, Central America and the West Indies. Anthurium were introduced in to Asian rain forest and Hawaii and can be founded growing wild there todays.
Anthurium orchids is one of the important floricultural crops for the Northeast India, Uttaranchal in particular Kumaon regoin. Amongst the Orchids, Anthurium command a place of pride and one of the important foreign exchange earners because of their long lasting variously colored attractive flowers arranged in erect stems.
Anthurium are member of the Arun lily family (Araceace) and sub family Pothoideae & the order of the Anthurieae . Greek words ‘ Anthos’ and ‘Oura’ which means , ‘Bloom’ and ‘Tail’ respectively.
Anthurium often refered to as Flamigo Flower or tail flower, Anthorium are an exotic bloom with long , waxy petals with in the centre. Though by many as the ‘Hawaiian Flower’ This species is found in their natural habitat only Mexico, Central America and the West Indies. Anthurium were introduced in to Asian rain forest and Hawaii and can be founded growing wild there todays.