Anthurium Dark Mama Care
Anthurium 'Dark Mama' is one of the hybrid anthuriums that is a combination of Anthurium warocqueanum and Anthurium papililaminum. The combination of the two makes this anthurium look elegant and exotic.
- Characteristics, Shapes & Colors
The combination of Anthurium papililaminum leaves that have velvet on the taste and Anthurium Warocqueanum leaves that have silver venation makes Anthurium Dark Mama look beautiful.
- How to care
- Place Anthurium Dark Mama plant in a place that has a light intensity of 60% - 70% with a temperature between 18-25 °C.
- The most suitable growing medium for Anthurium Dark Mama a mixture of perlite, peat & hydrotone.
- For the intensity of watering Anthurium Dark Mama need 3 times in a week so that the growing medium is ns not too dry. Because Anthurium Dark Mama likes the high intensity of water.
- The fertilization period for Anthurium Dark Mama can be done once a week with liquid organic fertilizer dissolved in water and then sprayed on the leaves.
- How to propagate
Anthurium Dark Mama can be propagated by cuttings and seeds. Here's how to seeding the Anthurium Dark Mama Silver cutting plants..
- The first step is remove the Anthurium plant from the growing medium.
- Then do the cleaning on the roots of the Anthurium plant that is still attached.
- Cut on the tubers of the Anthurium plant into 2 parts. Make sure that both of these pieces have roots that are still attached.
- f you have completed, apply root stimulant on the part that has been cut. The purpose of applying root stimulant is to stimulate maximum growth of the roots.
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Then do plant again by put the plant into a pot that has been filled with planting media which has been explained earlier and do enough watering. Make sure the the planting media is sterile and shafted.