Anthurium Black: description and photo of the varieties Beauty (Black Beauty), Love, Queen (Princess), Chocolate Love, as well as care, reproduction and disease

The extravagant color of Anthurium Black attracts many growers. But, like other people from the tropics, this flower has several features of care.

In the article, you can read the description and see photos of the varieties of black beauty, black love and other black anthuriums.

You will also learn how to propagate such a plant and how to care for it so that it delights with its unusual beauty.

Botanical Description

Anthurium is an evergreen plant from the Aroid family. This exotic flower in the natural environment is an epiphyte. Fruits in juicy fleshy berries that contain many seeds. Perennial and fast growing plant. Bisexual flowers.

All Anthuriums, including Black, in Russia are called "male happiness." It is believed that this plant gives the owner courage, passion and pressure.

And in South America, where the flower comes from, the names are no less poetic: the flamingo flower, the flower of love. Latin name Anthurium Black.

The plant has thick, often shortened stems, 15-30 centimeters long. Leaves are located at the ends of the stems, their surface is glossy. The inflorescence is presented in the form of a cob, on which the flowers are located.

History of occurrence and geography of habitat

Anthurium, like many other tropical plants, was described in the 19th century while studying the flora and fauna of South America. This flower was discovered by Eduard Degas, after which a beautiful plant became popular in Europe. Black Anthuriums Bred by Breederswho tried to add an already exotic flower even more decorative. Anthurium mainly grows in the tropics and subtropics of South America. The northern border of its distribution is in Mexico, and the southern - in Paraguay.

What types of Anthurium are black: description and photo

Black Love (Andreanum "Black Love")

Black Love has elongated glossy leaves of dark green color. At the beginning, the ear is light, but blackens as it ripens and becomes almost invisible against a dark veil. Black Love bedspreads are black, with burgundy shimmer. They are heart-shaped and reach 15 centimeters across.

Beauty ("Black Beauty")

A distinctive feature of Beauty Black is the tulip-shaped bedspreads and the rich dark green color of the foliage, on the back of which bright maroon veins are noticeable. In height, it can grow up to 65 centimeters. Color changes as it ripens from maroon to black with a burgundy hue.

Queen ("Black Queen")

Large Anthurium. The height of the Black Princess reaches 80 centimeters. With the maturation of the flower, the veil changes color from cherry to black with a reddish tint. A light cob looks spectacular against a black blanket. The leaves are dark green, leathery, heart-shaped. You can learn more about Black Prince (Black Queen) here.

Chocolate Love

Rarely enough variety, but no less beautiful. In height reaches 50 centimeters. The bedspread has a glossy surface and is painted in a characteristic chocolate shade. The ear is light, but as the plants mature, it darkens. The leaves are leathery, deep green.

About types and varieties of anthuriums can be read here.

How to care at home?

Anthuriums are undeservedly considered capricious plants. But for comfortable maintenance, they only need to create a warm and humid environment.

Temperature. In the warm season, the optimum temperature range is 22-28 ° C.
Watering. These plants are watered a couple of times a week during the period of active growth. It is necessary to monitor the soil moisture in the pot and prevent its drying out. In the morning, it is better to spray the plant additionally to create high humidity.
Anthuriums cannot accumulate and retain liquid, therefore watering and maintaining the desired level of humidity is vital for them.
Shine. Anthuriums do not like direct sunlight, therefore, eastern or western windows will be a good option for them.
Priming. A loose light soil that conducts well air is well suited. Be sure to include large particles in the composition. The soil mixture can be made independently by mixing peat, chopped moss and sod land in a ratio of 2: 2: 1. You can try another option: coarse-leaved hardwood, chopped swamp moss and light turf in a ratio of 2: 1: 1.
Pruning:
1. prune flower stalk after flowering;
2. leaves if there are too many or dry or damaged;
3. lateral shoots with their abundant growth.
As a tool, it is better to choose a pruner, rather than large clippers.
You can not cut the roots of the plant, as this is the most fragile part of Anthurium.
Top dressing. Feeding should be done twice a month.
Anthuriums are sensitive to an overabundance of mineral salts, so fertilizers must be diluted.
Pot. Plastic pots are better for Anthuriums, since in them the temperature of the soil will not be lower than the temperature of the air. Capacity should be high and narrow.
Transfer. Transplantation is usually carried out from February to March during the period of plant growth. Adult plants need this procedure every 2-4 years.
1. It is necessary to prepare a new container: drain at the bottom, pour a small layer of soil on top and moisten it a little.
2. Carefully remove the flower from the pot.
3. Put Anthurium in a new pot so that its aerial roots are a couple of centimeters below the previous position.
4. Add soil in such a way that the root neck is hidden under a two-centimeter layer of soil mixture.
5. Water the flower sparingly.
6. Shade the flower for 5-7 days.
It is necessary to work with gloves, as the flower contains substances that cause skin irritation.
Wintering. In the cold season for the plant, it is necessary to maintain a temperature in the range of 15-16 ° C. Watering should be more moderate, about 1 time in a week and a half. Feeding is also better to refuse. In winter, it is necessary to use fluorescent lamps, since the daylight of Anthurium is at least ten hours.

Breeding

Anthurium multiplies:

sections of the stem;
air layering;
by the kids.

Diseases and Pests

Anthurium is susceptible to both infectious and fungal diseases.. From high humidity appears gray rot. Contact with plants affected by anthracnose can lead to infection of Anthurium.

Of the pests, Anthurium is dangerous mealybugs, scale insects and aphids.

Similar flowers

There are several varieties of black flowers that are also amazing and pleasing to the eye:

Black Tulips Queen of the Night. In addition to their unusual beauty, they are still very hardy and unpretentious.
Frosty Onyx Odyssey appreciated for its rich maroon shade. This is a perennial plant that can be grown in pots.
Calla Black Star resembles Anthurium not only in color but also in the shape of the bedspread.
Coleus Black Prince takes up little space in a flower pot, but will delight its owner with a rich black and red color.
Another plant with black petals, which can also be grown in a pot, is viola molly sanderson. This beauty blooms from spring until autumn.

The exotic beauty of black Anthuriums will decorate a collection of any plant grower. In addition, with proper care, the plant can bloom all year round.