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Anthurium 'Purple Plum'
Family Name: | Araceae |
Common Name: | Purple Plum Anthurium, Purple Plum Tailflower |
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Classifications and Characteristics
Plant Division | Angiosperms (Flowering Seed Plants) (Monocotyledon) |
Plant Growth Form | Herbaceous Plant, Creeper |
Mode of Nutrition | Autotrophic |
Description and Ethnobotany
Others - Plant Morphology | Cultivar Background: Product of a breeding program carried out in Florida in March 1993. Female/ Seed Parent is Anthurium andraeanum ‘Pink Aristocrat’ (patented). Male / Pollen Parent is an unnamed proprietary Anthurium hybrid known only as code ‘No. 167’. |
Landscaping Features
Desirable Plant Features | Ornamental Flowers |
Landscape Uses | Interiorscape/ Indoor Plant, Container Planting, Flowerbed / Border |
Thematic Landscaping | Naturalistic Garden |
Plant Care and Propagation
Light Preference | Semi-Shade |
Water Preference | Moderate Water |
Foliar
Foliage Retention | Evergreen |
Mature Foliage Colour(s) | Green |
Mature Foliage Texture(s) | Smooth, Glossy / Shiny, Thick |
Foliar Type | Simple / Unifoliate |
Foliar Margin | Entire |
Leaf Area Index (LAI) for Green Plot Ratio | 3.5 (Shrub & Groundcover - Monocot) |
Floral (Angiosperm)
Flower & Plant Sexuality 1 | Unisexual Flowers |
Flower & Plant Sexuality 2 | Monoecious |
Flower Colour(s) | Purple, Red |
Inflorescence Type | Spathe & Spadix |
Flowering Period | Free-Flowering |
Flowering Habit | Polycarpic |
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Others
Master ID | 379 |
Species ID | 1675 |
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