Male happiness flower: care at home to make it bloom. Signs and superstitions about the flower Men's happiness

Just a few years ago, we knew very little about the beautifully flowering liana plant, which retains its decorative appearance for a long time. Now, experienced indoor plant lovers are sure to add a native of South America to their collection of green flowering pets.

Anthurium has received the popular name “male happiness”, since this flower is most often presented as a gift to men

The elegant creature is the embodiment of strength, courage, freedom, and passion for a woman. However, anthurium also received less sweet-sounding names.

Florists use Anthurium in men's bouquets

It is also called “devil’s tongue”, “flamingo flower”, and even the name “pig’s tail” has stuck. True, it is rarely called that way, and the name “male happiness” is more common.

What is the name of the flower of male happiness, what does it look like?

The flamingo flower fits perfectly into the modern interior of a home or office, emphasizing its laconicism and harmonious atmosphere.

The best place for “a man’s happiness” will be the one that he does not have to share with a neighbor: the anthurium will open in all its glory only if there are no other plants nearby.

Florists often use anthurium in flower arrangements because cut flowers can stay fresh for up to five weeks.

Anthurium can bloom all year long

Anthurium was brought to us from South America. It is difficult to call it unpretentious: it is necessary to create special conditions for the plant so that the humidity is high, and water does not fall on the flowers, and so that the soil does not dry out.

A plant with bright flames, which form an inflorescence-cob, with velvety dark green leaves. An arrow-shaped or heart-shaped bract, like a blanket, wraps the cob. The plant can reach 40 cm in height

With bright scarlet stipule color

What is an anthurium inflorescence? It is a spadix surrounded by a showy shiny bract that is pink, brown, white spotted, yellow or fiery red.

With purple stipule

White anthurium inflorescence

Brown

Pink stipule with green edge

There are bracts with an unusual color - purple. The bract or colored blanket is stylized by nature itself in the shape of a heart. It is difficult to confuse such a flower with any other indoor pet.

Anthurium blooms in March and can delight with flowering for 7-8 months. Each individual inflorescence blooms for 1-1.5 months.

Only in good conditions does an exotic plant grow up to 0.8 m in height. Anthurium can reach 0.5 m in diameter

Only a healthy and well-groomed plant will help solve problems in your personal life.

In the American tropics and subtropics, anthurium grows in the wild and is an epiphyte (attached to other plants). But in our weather conditions, the flamingo flower will feel comfortable only in heated rooms. An elegant flower requires special care

Anthurium in the wild

Legend about the plant

The importance of this indoor plant in interior design is difficult to underestimate. An unusually beautiful and very elegant red anthurium, thanks to the presence of highly decorative, dark green and dense foliage, as well as bright scarlet bedspreads, looks great, and therefore looks harmonious in any type of room.

The legend of the red anthurium tells the story of a young beauty who turned into a beautiful flower. In ancient times, one of the tribes was ruled by a very bloodthirsty and cruel leader. He liked a young girl from another tribe, but she refused the leader. And then the cruel ruler took the beauty from her parents by force. According to traditions, the wedding feast should have been accompanied by the lighting of large festive bonfires. But the young slave did not accept her fate and, in front of the leader’s eyes, threw herself into the fire.

The gods spared the unfortunate woman and turned her into an incredibly beautiful flower - an anthurium. The cruel leader was punished and, by the will of the gods, he and the village turned into dense tropical thickets. And today, droplets of moisture flow down the leaves and grass, symbolizing the tears of unhappy parents who have lost their only daughter. And the bright red anthurium flower has since become not only a reminder of the sad legend, but also means boundless love.

Today, red anthuriums are very widely used not only as a highly decorative indoor plant, but have also become popular as an effective addition to wedding flower arrangements. A red flower, stunning in its beauty, can be surprisingly combined with a snow-white wedding dress, and according to signs, it brings happiness and prosperity to the nascent family.

Flower Man's happiness - how to care for it at home so that it blooms?

During the flowering period, the plant needs shading. If you fail to remove the anthurium that has opened its inflorescences in time in the summer, you can find yellowed spots and burns on the leaves that the flower receives from direct sunlight. Later, the damaged leaves will simply dry out

The flower should be protected from direct sunlight

The first rule of proper anthurium care : during the flowering period, exclude all bright lighting and protect from direct sunlight.

Second rule : in winter, the flower should be provided with good lighting.

Third rule : avoid drafts

The main thing is to choose the right place for the anthurium

Where to place such a capricious plant?

A south or west window will be ideal for an anthurium if you can provide it with additional lighting. In summer, anthurium should be placed in a shaded place.

How to ensure abundant flowering?

In order for a flower to please the eye for a long time with its beautiful flowers in winter, it must be moved to a room with a constant temperature of up to +15 ° C (this rule does not apply to crystal anthurium, which should be kept at a temperature of +18 ° C and not allowed to drop)

Abundant flowering is possible only with gravel care

Those inflorescences that have already bloomed should not remain on the plant: they will begin to set seeds and the plant will weaken.

How and when to feed anthurium?

The flower needs feeding with mineral and organic fertilizers from March to September. Humus and cow manure mixed in equal quantities can be used as fertilizers. Or feed with infusion of chicken manure

If fertilizing is done with purchased fertilizers, then the dose indicated in the instructions must be reduced.

All this time it needs to be fed no more often and at least twice a month.

In winter, anthurium goes into a dormant stage, so it needs to be fertilized and watered less often.

Anthurium should not be watered frequently

Watering - once a week, but subject to frequent spraying with warm, settled water and the use of a humidifier

When spraying a plant, avoid getting drops of water on the inflorescences.

Leaves must be wiped clean from dust. To do this, use a soft, damp sponge.

In winter, the plant needs to gain strength before the upcoming flowering. Therefore, it should be placed in a well-lit place. Lack of sunlight can cause yellowing of “male happiness”

Yellowed leaves

Why doesn't the flower of male happiness bloom?

Anthurium blooms in favorable conditions. Is the plant not blooming? Probable reasons:

• A prolonged drop in temperature has a negative effect on the flower. It may not bloom at all
• If the top layer is constantly flooded or if the earthen ball has repeatedly dried out, the flower will not bloom
• Intense heat in winter will lead to the fact that the anthurium will not produce beautiful heart-shaped inflorescences
• If the composition of the soil is incorrect, the flower will not bloom. The mixture for anthurium should include humus, charcoal, particles of bark and sphagnum. A mixture of peat is not suitable for anthurium (lowland peat should not be added under any circumstances)
• If mistakes were made during replanting (incorrectly selected mixture or pot), or the roots were damaged, the flower will weaken and will not have time to bloom.

What to do to make anthurium bloom?

• feed regularly, adding acidity to the soil, adding pine needles
• prevent the stem and roots from being damaged by diseases (rot due to overwatering)
• do not frequently move the pot with anthurium from place to place
• do not leave faded buds on the stems (they are cut off at the base)
• do not overfeed with fertilizers
• Provide air humidity by installing a room humidifier

If you correct all mistakes in care, flowering will occur in 2-3 months.

Anthurium in the interior

Features of reproduction

Red anthurium can be propagated by seeds, division, cuttings and shoots. Seed propagation is a rather complicated procedure, and the first flowering will occur no earlier than three to four years later. The easiest way to propagate is spring division. It is necessary to carefully separate several stems with roots and plant them in a separate flower pot. The cut area is treated with crushed coal. When propagating by cuttings, cut off the top of the stem and root it in water or soil.

Flower diseases Male happiness

The plant begins to get sick if it is not cared for properly. What is detrimental to anthurium?

• Dark spots on the leaves appear if the flower is kept in a room with low temperature for a long period. It is enough just to place the anthurium in a warm room and reduce watering
• The plant can be affected by mealybugs. The pest inhabits the above-ground part of the plant. It is not difficult to detect the presence of mealybugs: the shoots become covered with cracks and the leaves become covered with spots. If you do not help the plant, the leaves will begin to fall off. You can destroy the pest by treating anthurium with Karbofos
• Blackening of the tips of the leaves is associated with an excess of calcium salts in the soil. The plant needs urgent transplantation into soil suitable for anthurium.
• Dark spots on the bracts are caused by drops of water when spraying. Affected flower stalks should be removed
• When a plant is infected with avocado scale, the leaf plates become covered with a sticky coating. To combat the pest, you can wipe the leaves with a sponge soaped with laundry soap or treat the flower with 2% Karbofos.

The plant can be affected by fungal diseases:

• gray rot (the plant becomes covered with a gray coating, which is formed by fungal spores) - with excessive humidity. To save the flower, it should be placed in a ventilated area and treated with “Topsin”
• septoria (a brown coating appears with darkish dots on the leaf blades, the edges of the affected areas form a light border). Treatment consists of removing the affected leaves and treating the anthurium with a low concentration solution of copper sulfate or copper oxychloride

Can I keep it at home?

Like many araceae, anthurium juice contains calcium oxalate, which causes irritation to the skin and mucous membranes of the eyes and mouth. For this reason, the plant is considered slightly toxic. It is safe as long as you do not taste the leaves. During flowering, an allergy to pollen may occur.

Do not allow children or pets to play with the flower or pick or chew the leaves. Its juice is poisonous and can cause harm.

Like most indoor flowers, anthurium cleanses the atmosphere in the house: dense leaves absorb harmful substances (toluene and xylene). The high air humidity necessary for the plant also benefits its owners.

When buying an anthurium, make sure that the selected specimen is not infected with greenhouse parasites. The leaves should be dense and elastic, without spots, growths or cobwebs.

Why does the flower of Male Happiness turn yellow?

Yellowing of leaves is caused by the following factors:

• The plant is damaged by orange aphids . In this case, the leaves wrinkle and yellow spots appear on them. Flowers may begin to fall off. Pest control involves treatment with a pyrethrum solution. An infusion of tobacco is used to kill aphids. The preparations "Actellik" and "Karbofos" also effectively destroy insects
• The plant does not have enough sunlight. Direct sunlight causes burns on the leaves. If you adjust the lighting in time (place it in a well-lit place or remove it from direct sunlight), the plant can be saved

Yellowing of the flower signals unfavorable conditions

Why do the leaves of the flower Man's Happiness turn black?

Anthurium leaves can turn black when overwatered. Therefore, you should not water the flower more than once a week in winter and once every 4 days in summer. Watering is not abundant. Abundant and frequent watering leads to rotting of the roots and blackening of the leaves.

How to save a damaged plant? Stop watering and dry the soil. But rescue must begin when the first signs of blackening of the leaves appear.

Damaged leaves

How to water a flower of male happiness?

It is necessary to water and spray the anthurium abundantly in the hot summer. In winter, watering should be reduced. However, the earthen lump should not dry out

Water requirements:

• Anthurium should be watered only with settled water or rainwater. If there is none, then you can artificially soften it. To do this, boil water and dilute it halfway with tap water or use preparations to neutralize water hardness (they are sold in flower shops)
• Anthurium roots do not tolerate lime deposits, and the plant may die
• When spraying and watering, avoid getting drops on stipules and branches. Otherwise, stains will remain. Excess water is drained from the pan
• But water should not get on the branches! Drops of water leave stains on the leaves. Excess water pours out of the pan

When choosing a pot for planting anthurium, it is better to give preference to a plastic or glazed one. There is no deposition of salts on their inner walls.

To spray anthurium, you must use a fine sprayer. But a special air humidifier will do the job better.

How to replant and plant a flower Man's happiness?

It is better to replant anthurium in the spring months. Blooming anthurium can also be transplanted

The plant should be removed from the old pot and, without removing the soil from the roots, planted in a pot with fresh soil

Anthurium propagates by dividing the bush

The composition of the soil for anthurium should include:

• rotted leaves • turf soil • small particles of moss

Which pot to choose for anthurium?

The flamingo flower has a branched root system. Therefore, it is not necessary to buy a deep pot. But in order for the root system to have enough space, the pot must be wide. The principle of “a large pot will last longer” can play a cruel joke in this case: the plant will grow, but will not bloom

Before planting the plant, you need to pour a drainage layer into the pot so that the roots do not rot due to excessive watering.

Anthurium transplant

It is carried out to improve the “living conditions” of a green pet: for a young pet, choose a larger pot, for an adult, if it no longer fits in the old one. Replant carefully, carefully, so as not to injure the root system and leaves.

When to replant

Transplantation is carried out at the end of winter - beginning of spring. This is the optimal time, but if you did not manage to meet this period, you can also replant in the spring or summer. In autumn - not recommended.

A young anthurium is transplanted once a year, each time into a larger diameter pot, an adult - if necessary (usually once every two to three years).

Priming

Anthurium does not tolerate stagnant moisture, which causes it to rot, so the soil for it contains a large amount of drainage - crushed brick, which is necessary to absorb moisture without allowing it to stagnate in the root system.

Soil composition options:

• Two parts cut into pieces sphagnum moss, two parts peat, one part turf.
• One part each of deciduous soil, sand, peat, plus pine bark, coal.
• Peat, pine bark, pieces of brick.
• One part peat, two parts pumice, one part horse manure, two parts pine bark.
• It can be grown on soil made from pine bark alone, provided that it is constantly supplied with high-quality fertilizer.

Pot

It’s simpler here: the pot increases in size from replanting to replanting (because either a plant going through an active growth phase or an adult flower for which the previous pot has become “small”) is replanted. The size increases by a centimeter or two. It is better if the pot is plastic: plastic retains heat better, it will leave the soil warm and moist, even if the room becomes cooler. A layer of drainage (crushed brick) is placed at the bottom, and the roots are covered with damp moss to provide the stems with moisture. It is important not to let the moss dry out, otherwise it will only cause harm.

Flower of male happiness: signs and superstitions

• The anthurium flower helps representatives of the fair half of humanity improve their personal lives. You just need to purchase it and provide the flower with good conditions. Then streams of male energy will rush into the house where a lonely girl or woman lives, and the problem will disappear by itself
• If quarrels and disagreements begin in the family, then to stop such scenes it is worth buying anthurium. Together with an indoor flower, stability will reign in the house, relationships will become harmonious, and mutual understanding will appear between spouses
• However, in order for everything to change for the better in the family, it is necessary to take into account the following: the male happiness flower can cope with the mission entrusted to it only in pairs with another flower - spathiphyllum. This houseplant represents a woman's happiness
• Spouses should share responsibilities for caring for flowers: everyone should take care of and cherish “their own happiness”
• The flower is also worth getting for those who suffer from cardiovascular diseases. As can be understood from the name “male happiness”, anthurium can relieve purely male ailments – sexual problems. A man's virility increases and his health improves
• Several “male happiness” flowers in the house will help improve your financial situation. But flowers will attract money only if they are healthy and well-groomed
• Anthurium is a good healer and for those people who feel a loss of strength and often get sick. Its powerful energy helps restore strength. Depressed people stop feeling depressed

The donated plant has strong properties. This is why anthurium is often given to men as a gift.

Popular varieties

The Red group of anthuriums is distinguished by the predominance of red coloring of the bedspread. This fairly large group also includes Anthurium Edison, which can be represented by plants with red inflorescences and varieties with pink flowers. The following most popular varieties can be classified as a decorative indoor plant: red anthurium:

• "Robin"
• "Saxo"
• "Minnesota"
• "Dakota"
• "Avento";
• "Vitara".

The color of the bedspread of these varieties can vary from a rich dark red color to light red tones with a light orange tint. "Royal Champion" is very popular . “Saxo” variety is no less in demand, characterized by small and frequent leaves. “Robino” variety is the larger leaves of a dark marsh color. The varieties "Avento" and "Vitara" are characterized by scarlet blankets that stand out well against the background of very bright green foliage.

In addition to the scarlet and classic red-flowered varieties, quite exotic variants of the red anthurium “Dark Red Anthurium” are grown in indoor floriculture . The bracts of such indoor anthuriums are typically colored in any shade of crimson, wine or burgundy, as well as brown and almost black.

A popular variety with brown flowers is the Otazu Brown anthurium, which has a deep burgundy heart-shaped spathe and a straight light green spadix. The Utah anthurium has a glossy textured spathe, as well as violet or deep purple bracts. The luxurious black-flowered variety “Black queen” has a light-colored inflorescence and a glossy bract with prominent veins.