Re: anthurium veitchii

From: Krzysztof Kozminski <kk at netgate.net> on 1999.02.01 at 22:04:59(2983) On Sun, 31 Jan 1999 wounddr@mail.mia.bellsouth.net wrote: > At 08:40 PM 1/30/99 -0600, you wrote: > >I just acquired a. veitchii and was wondering conditions it preferred, > >maximum and minimum temperatures, soil type, how it is best grown (high > >humidity?) and best fertilizer, any problems to watch for, etc. > >I live in Houston, Texas (Zone 9 with hot summers, many days over 95F) but > >have a climate controlled greenhouse. > >Thanking you in advance for your assistance. > >Peter Lloyd +More I saw one in Berkeley, in a very humid greenhouse. See http://u1.netgate.net/~kk/Araceae/Anthurium/unknown.A.html for a photo of its habitat in that greenhouse. > > > >where did you get the plant, how much, how big? I am interested in getting > one myself. Thanks > Richard> I got mine from http://www.tropiflora.com/, in a 2.5 inch pot. Apparently quite vigorous, but does not look anything like the one in Berkeley. Perhaps it is still very juvenile - the longest leaves are about 5 inches long. ==================== Krzysztof Kozminski kk@netgate.net http://u1.netgate.net/~kk/

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