Leaf or flower?
Hey, I’m wondering if that top leaf is a flower or not? I’m not experienced with this plant so I’m unsure, but it hasn’t brought up any new leafs since that came so I’m wondering if it’s a flower taking energy or something.
Any advice is helpful!
Any advice is helpful!
2” pot
Last watered 3 months ago
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It's def a leaf. IME with anthuriums they like to take their time with growing leaves, so you can't compare their rate with say a philodendron or monstera.
It is also important to note, these type of anthurium have different flowers from your regular Anthurium andraenum [Painter's Palette]. Anthurium is a huge genus, so it's split into many different sections. Only the section Calomystrium have the large, colourful spathes with thick spadixes. A regular Anthurium andraenum would be In Calomystrium. Anthurium clarinervium on the other hand, as well as other velvet-leaf anthuriums, belong to the section Cardiolonchium. These have much simpler flowers structures—long and thin spadix, often green or ruby in colour, and a very long and green spathe.
@DreamMachine might be me, but i also notice on velvet-leaf anthuriums that their leaf might appear stunted or deformed. The leaves that appear later on will eventually look normal
It is also important to note, these type of anthurium have different flowers from your regular Anthurium andraenum [Painter's Palette]. Anthurium is a huge genus, so it's split into many different sections. Only the section Calomystrium have the large, colourful spathes with thick spadixes. A regular Anthurium andraenum would be In Calomystrium. Anthurium clarinervium on the other hand, as well as other velvet-leaf anthuriums, belong to the section Cardiolonchium. These have much simpler flowers structures—long and thin spadix, often green or ruby in colour, and a very long and green spathe.
@DreamMachine might be me, but i also notice on velvet-leaf anthuriums that their leaf might appear stunted or deformed. The leaves that appear later on will eventually look normal
@ArciieCarnall looks like a leaf to me, but perhaps a little stunted or curled? What does your watering rhythm look like? These don’t want to dry out all the way.
@Araceae Thank you, that is good to know! My clarinervum is still so teeny tiny that I haven’t experienced many new leaves yet. ☺️
@Araceae & @DreamMachine thank you both for the answers!
I had thought as much, but I have seen flowers similar on other plants so I was just wondering. That’s helpful though. I usually just water when the top soil is dry, but I’ve only had it a couple months :)
I had thought as much, but I have seen flowers similar on other plants so I was just wondering. That’s helpful though. I usually just water when the top soil is dry, but I’ve only had it a couple months :)