Tuesday, March 19, 2013

Know All About the Flamingo Flower or Anthurium Flowers- A Tropical Beauty

Flowers, no one can match their beauty or innocence and when we are talking about beauty, one tropical flower does flash across the mind for once and those are Anthurium flowers, a native of Mauritius, these big and colorful flowers are a delight to look at. They are sort of a celebration of colors and the unique shape makes it all the more attractive. The Anthuriums are quite predominant in house gardens but there are not many houses in US that had blooming Anthuriums. The reason partly might be because no one has the mind to take so much hassle as this tropical flower requires a set of rules to be followed for its planting. Done correctly, the joy of growing these flowers is unmatched by any. However, for those who want the easiest way out can buy them easily from any wholesaler or mass dealer getting Anthuriums supplied directly from an importer sourcing the tropical flowers right from Mauritius.

The Flamingo flower, as Anthuriums flowers are often referred to as have generally short stems which have a length of not more than 30 cm. The leaves of this flower plant come in many shapes while most of the leaves are found at the end of the stems. The leaves are interesting in the sense that it is hard to find leaves with so many textures particularly that in flower plants. Anthurium lilies too have leaves that are either matte or glossy or semi-glossy in nature. The leaves of Anthurium plants are petiolate and they have a structure known as the geniculum, unique to the genus Anthurium. The structure of the plant allows it to swivel the leaves towards the sun.