Name my plants please

[jdkline]

This one I think is a birds nest fern??


And this one, I dont know what it is. I just liked it so I bought it.



Thanks for any help!!

Deb

[santoury]

You're correct on the first, and the second is an Anthurium, with beautiful flowers that look like a penis with a cloak. It could be pink, red, orangey-greeny, or white.
They are actually epiphytic, but I grow them in soil just like anything else. They like filtered light to low light, and do great when kept moist.

[jdkline]

Thank you for the information. I am surprised to find out that the second one is epiphytic. Will it eventually droop over the side of the pot kind of like a vine??
Deb

[santoury]

Not many people know this, and the only reason I had known, is because just a few months ago, I ordered a box or two of these from Hawaii, and they list it as an epiphyte. And no, it will stay just like that - but when it gets old, it will build a kind of weird column, which is really neat, and cool.
It's really a great plant.
Jude

[jdkline]

Oh sounds great!! I"m going to have to google it and see if I can find a pic of the older plant. Thanks so much for your help.
Deb

[angmf2233]

I got one of those anthurium plants a few weeks ago at of course LOWES for a dollar. I didn't know they bloomed, I just figured it was a cute green houseplant! Thanks for info, although I'll probably end up with it dead over the winter months! Ugh!

[santoury]

Hey Ang, old buddy!
They do flower almost all year - woo hoo! And if I can grow them, you can too! They are easy - treat them kind of like a peace lily and you're all set!

[jdkline]

I didnt know it bloomed either. I just liked the foilage.

[angmf2233]

So are ya stock piling seeds from that contest ya got going on? If ya have some spares look me up. Are you gonna grow them seeds or use as a trade? I mainly do the seed thing just wandering, so ya know I don't have a special plant to trade ya. Let me know. Never know unless ya ask right?

[santoury]

The contest is first and foremost a fun way for people to play a game, and to win some of my plants. Also, to be honest, it's helping me make some space here, while building up a stock of seeds that I can grow in the spring for the store.
There is more to the game than you think, but you have to play to find out.

Jude