Anthurium andraeanum - Anthuriums

Is that a purple one in the background???

Yes, it's my purple Anthurium...I've had it for 3 years. I'm going to divide all my Anthuriums this year. I've heard that after 3 or 4 years Anthuriums can decline if they're not divided and re-potted.

Even in the ground? I do like the purple.

They don't really like growing in the ground. I have them in pots, buried in the ground. They've been in this spot for more than a year...and really like this exposure. Sometimes the roots do grow into the ground. I pull them out so they don't get to established into the ground.

I love the purple one. It starts out purple and fades to a pinkish color.

I love these! Haven't seen any purple ones before though - only white, pink and red...strangely, the red ones cost more in Nigeria. They're on my wish list :))

That is strange, that the red ones cost the most. The red one is the true species. Of course, there's hundreds of varieties of red now.

I was going to put them in the ground, Andy and hope that they would multiply into a little clump...you don't think that would work, even in tropical climate?

They can grow in the ground, however, they are best used as an epiphyte in trees or in a planter (even in a wet tropical climate). They are all native to Central, South American tropical rain forest and all grow in trees or on rocks.

Aah, okay...got the perfect tree trunk! :))