Anyone know what’s happening here?
My painter’s palette anthurium has these strange-looking bumps on one of the stamens (? Is that what they’re called?). What’s up with that? It seems very happy and healthy overall but wondering if I should be concerned. #Anthurium #GregGang #babevila
1ft to light, indirect
6” pot with drainage
Last watered 2 days ago
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Hi Shannon!
WOW! I was no joke doing research on this before because mines doing the same. Also in New York!
ITS PRODUCING BERRIES!
The ‘stamen’ is actually the Spadix. Your flowers were successfully pollinated, causing them to then produce fruit!
If the fruits fully mature, each individual berry has seeds- that can be planted and turn into their own anthurium. Aka, you now have 10s of plants :)
Super super super cool!
WOW! I was no joke doing research on this before because mines doing the same. Also in New York!
ITS PRODUCING BERRIES!
The ‘stamen’ is actually the Spadix. Your flowers were successfully pollinated, causing them to then produce fruit!
If the fruits fully mature, each individual berry has seeds- that can be planted and turn into their own anthurium. Aka, you now have 10s of plants :)
Super super super cool!
I’m not an expert with Anthurium, but I’m pretty sure that those are fruits/seed pods. Given a little more time you could probably pick them and start a batch of seedlings; congrats on being a plant grandparent🤩
I’d definitely do independent research though, just to make sure it’s not a fungus or other infection.
I’d definitely do independent research though, just to make sure it’s not a fungus or other infection.
@BabeVila thank you so much!
The anthurium inflorescence actually has both female and male parts on the same spadix. The plant actually separates the timing so that it won’t pollinate. The female phase is first, that’s where it starts flowering and gets a little sticky. After that, the male parts start releasing pollen. But because of the difference in times, the female is usually not receptive by the time the pollen falls. But very rarely, like in your case- the phases overlap. And it self pollinates!
The anthurium inflorescence actually has both female and male parts on the same spadix. The plant actually separates the timing so that it won’t pollinate. The female phase is first, that’s where it starts flowering and gets a little sticky. After that, the male parts start releasing pollen. But because of the difference in times, the female is usually not receptive by the time the pollen falls. But very rarely, like in your case- the phases overlap. And it self pollinates!
Hey Shannon! Brandon is totally right @Bmd 😁 Very cool! I’m growing some anthuriums from seed after I bought a few berries off of someone on FB marketplace. If you do plan on planting them you’ve got to do it as soon as you get the seeds out and wash the pulp off. Anthurium seeds do NOT like to dry out and they can’t be saved for later like other kinds of seeds.
And if you don’t want to plant them 🤷♀️ you can simply enjoy the FRUITS of your labor, LITERALLY 🤣🤭😅😭
And if you don’t want to plant them 🤷♀️ you can simply enjoy the FRUITS of your labor, LITERALLY 🤣🤭😅😭