An anthurium in a glass impresses as a trendy eye-catcher with low-maintenance care. Read the best tips here on how to easily grow and care for a flamingo flower in a glass.
How do I grow and care for an anthurium in a glass?
To grow an anthurium in a glass, you need a bulbous glass vase, rain or mineral water and a bright window seat. Place the flamingo flower, whose roots have been freed from the substrate, in the water so that the roots are covered by 2 cm. Make sure you change the water every three weeks and fertilize sparingly.
How do I grow an anthurium in a glass?
You can easily and successfully grow an anthurium in a glassin water. Thanks to their aerial roots, all anthurium varieties are ideal for growing hydroponically as houseplants. How to put a flamingo flower in the water:
- Unpotting the anthurium.
- Shake off the substrate, rinse off any remaining soil with lukewarm tap water.
- Place the flamingo flower like a bouquet in a bulbous glass vase.
- Fill the vase with rainwater or still mineral water until all roots are covered by 2 cm of water.
- Important: no contact with water on the green parts of the plant.
- Place anthurium in a glass in a bright window seat.
How do I care for an anthurium in a glass?
An anthurium in a glass is veryeasy to care for. Refill with fresh water so that the roots are permanently below the water surface. It is important toWater change every three weeks with rain or spring water.
In hydroculture, anthurium needs to be fertilized less frequently than in substrate. In summer, add a drop of liquid fertilizer (€6.00 on Amazon) to the water once a month. From November to February, fertilize every two months.
Tip
Epiphytes thrive beautifully in glass
Tropical epiphytes are primarily suitable as eye-catchers in the glass. These plants thrive without contact with the earth, but rather sit with their aerial roots on the branches of mighty rainforest trees. In addition to anthurium, these include these exotic foliage and flower beauties: orchids, arrow leaf (Alocasia), tree friend (Philodendron), window leaf (Monstera), birch fig (Ficus benjamini) and bromeliads (from A, like pineapple to Z, like indoor oats).
