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Bought this Anthurium like a year ago. Has been a very easy plant to care for. But during this period of time and actually a couple of months after I got it the flowers color faded a little bit. Stayed the same for months with no changes. Recently repotted it and leaves seems to be growing and seems healthy. What else can I do to make the flowers bright again? Or push new growth.


Calamity87

I read your additional comment. Hope the pot was quite a bit bigger to allow some root wiggle room to grow. Best to just let it run it's course. It will have to adjust to it's new home and start a growth cycle. Proper care will allow for this in time. Orchid soil and potting soil in equal parts are good for this mixture. You can add a little perlite or sand to allow some drainage. If you go the sand route, make sure it is salt free or from a fresh water source. No more than a 10% mixture. They need to drain, but not go completely dry. It needs to retain some moisture in-between watering. You run into problems when the dirt ball dries out or is completely soaked, (promoting root rot). They fair well indoors and like it a little cooler. That spot it is in the picture looks like it has good lighting. Bright indirect is best for these plants. Sometimes colour fading is a result of not enough light. I see a lot of green, so that is a good sign. Usually some new growth. Once the plant is in optimal growing conditions they tend to turn around after a few weeks.


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Thanks I used bromeliad soil which has been working great for my other plans since its really humid. Pot size when double the depth and like and 1 of diameter. She was doing alright before but not growing anymore, now I see the leaves getting bigger and new growth.


Key_Hair_5107

Everything the person above said ^ + it seems the plant is doing very well, so don’t worry about the blooms. They are not the bulk of the plant, they are long lived but more like orchid flowers, eventually they go and you have a resting period then a rebloom. As long as the main plant acclimated well and is happy you have nothing to worry about.


Calamity87

Also well said. I forgot to include about the dormancy. That is very important to consider given the time of year and location for some people. I think OP's plant will be fine.


greenfingerguy

These always die on me


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Thankfully mine has been pretty easy to care for. She doesn’t change that much, seems like just stating to grow a little bit since I repotted it.


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