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Hi, @AnnaLoou , All Anthurium and plants need drainage. I visited your plant card and it says there is no drainage. I think your pot is terra-cotta (?). If so, I suggest a different pot that provides adequate drainage. Anthurium really don’t like wet roots. They like evenly moist growing medium and a watering every three to four days. Regular tropical soil will drown your Anthurium. Opt for a custom blend with 40/30/20/5/5 (soil, premium orchid bark mix , pine chips, leca, charcoal bits. This imitates their natural environment in the rainforest and will feed them the minerals they need to thrive as well as provide the correct ph they require. Anthurium also only tolerate rain water. You can use distilled water but they are at their best with rainwater. For reference, I use slatted orchid pots to provide air flow to the roots, I use the mix I provided too and the water will literally run through the medium and that’s ok. They are vines in their own way and really don’t appreciate being in overly wet medium. I dunk my Anthuriums in a bowl of rain water and allow the water to drain. This works really well and they fully enjoy being watered every three to four days. I opt for four since mine are in a controlled, humid environment. Which leads to… humidity: They really like high humidity and medium level, indirect light. No bright lights or you’ll scorch the foliage.
For now, my suggestion is to pull the plant up and clean the roots. Trim away any mushy parts. Spritz with hydrogen peroxide and switch pots. It’s ok if you don’t have everything I mentioned for the mix. You can use soil and premium orchid mix that had charcoal and Pumice in it. Just mix up 60% soil and the rest premium orchid bark. Do not water for four days. Give it a sip of water on day five. Whatever you do, don’t compress the new medium around the roots. They need the air pockets so be gentle and don’t worry if you see most of the soil running out with the water. Your Anthurium is going to adapt. Honestly, their roots grow much faster than their foliage does so the roots will weave around the Barack and soil to retain the soil and keep it from draining out over the long term. Know this: Anthurium abandon their oldest leaves as they begin to grow. They will recover from overwatering and underwatering as long as you have a node for new growth to come from. Provide high humidity via a small humidifier or a pebbled water tray at the bottom. Just make sure the roots nor the bottom of the pot aren’t submerged in water. Be patient. No Anthurium that looks beautiful was easy or fast. If your plant drops a newer leaf, just revert to giving it sips of water instead of the usual dunk. Whatever Greg suggests, I cut in half because I water every four days. Sometimes, a quick dunk will help if I think the roots need it. No need to throw it away or give up. Hang in there. Anthuriums will push you to grow and develop your planty parenting skills. They’re definitely a breed of their own along with Calathea. It’ll be okay if you follow the advice above and just be cautious with watering, drainage, light, and humidity. Feel free to tag me whenever you have questions. I’ll answer once I see the tag. You can do this. I know you can! 🌿
For now, my suggestion is to pull the plant up and clean the roots. Trim away any mushy parts. Spritz with hydrogen peroxide and switch pots. It’s ok if you don’t have everything I mentioned for the mix. You can use soil and premium orchid mix that had charcoal and Pumice in it. Just mix up 60% soil and the rest premium orchid bark. Do not water for four days. Give it a sip of water on day five. Whatever you do, don’t compress the new medium around the roots. They need the air pockets so be gentle and don’t worry if you see most of the soil running out with the water. Your Anthurium is going to adapt. Honestly, their roots grow much faster than their foliage does so the roots will weave around the Barack and soil to retain the soil and keep it from draining out over the long term. Know this: Anthurium abandon their oldest leaves as they begin to grow. They will recover from overwatering and underwatering as long as you have a node for new growth to come from. Provide high humidity via a small humidifier or a pebbled water tray at the bottom. Just make sure the roots nor the bottom of the pot aren’t submerged in water. Be patient. No Anthurium that looks beautiful was easy or fast. If your plant drops a newer leaf, just revert to giving it sips of water instead of the usual dunk. Whatever Greg suggests, I cut in half because I water every four days. Sometimes, a quick dunk will help if I think the roots need it. No need to throw it away or give up. Hang in there. Anthuriums will push you to grow and develop your planty parenting skills. They’re definitely a breed of their own along with Calathea. It’ll be okay if you follow the advice above and just be cautious with watering, drainage, light, and humidity. Feel free to tag me whenever you have questions. I’ll answer once I see the tag. You can do this. I know you can! 🌿
Thank you for the tag @Lunatik4
I think that perhaps your plant is still in shock from being re-potted. TBH the best person to answer this is @AnthuriumQueen she really knows anthuriums
I think that perhaps your plant is still in shock from being re-potted. TBH the best person to answer this is @AnthuriumQueen she really knows anthuriums
@AnthuriumQueen thank you so much. I’m gonna try my best to follow these instructions with the resources I have. Hopefully I can salvage it.
@AnnaLoou you can do it!
