{"title":"Anthurium Plants","description":"\u003ch2\u003eAnthurium colours we deliver\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eWe deliver the flamingo flower in two colours. It's the same plant either way, with the same care and the same shape, so the colour is the whole decision.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eAnthurium Red\u003c\/strong\u003e: the classic one, deep scarlet spathes with a high gloss on them, sitting above dark heart-shaped leaves. \u003ca href=\"\/products\/anthurium-red\"\u003eAnthurium Red\u003c\/a\u003e reads as romance and celebration, which is what most people are after when they send one.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eAnthurium Pink\u003c\/strong\u003e: the softer one, a clear blush that carries the same waxy finish without the intensity. \u003ca href=\"\/products\/anthurium-pink\"\u003eAnthurium Pink\u003c\/a\u003e suits a thank you, or a gift for someone whose home is already full of colour.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003eWho an anthurium suits as a gift\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAn anthurium is the one to send when you want colour in the room rather than more green. The spathes hold for two to three months and the plant keeps making new ones, so the colour is still there long after the day it marked. It also carries a meaning worth knowing: hospitality and welcome in general, and red for love.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThat puts it at the front of a few occasions. Red is the obvious choice for \u003ca href=\"\/collections\/anniversary-plants\"\u003eanniversary plant gifts\u003c\/a\u003e, where something that keeps going says more than something that doesn't. Either colour works for a \u003ca href=\"\/collections\/happy-birthday-plants\"\u003ebirthday plant gift\u003c\/a\u003e when you want the gift to look like an occasion. Pink is the gentler pick for \u003ca href=\"\/collections\/mothers-day-plants\"\u003eMother's Day plants\u003c\/a\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003eAre anthuriums toxic to cats and dogs?\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eYes. Anthurium sits in the Araceae family and its sap carries calcium oxalate crystals, so a cat or a dog that chews a leaf can end up drooling, pawing at its mouth and off its food for a while. It stings rather than poisons, but it's reason enough to send something else to a home where the animals treat foliage as a snack.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThree swaps, all non-toxic to cats and dogs. \u003ca href=\"\/collections\/calathea\"\u003eCalathea\u003c\/a\u003e brings patterned leaves and purple undersides, and handles a dimmer room. \u003ca href=\"\/collections\/peperomia-obtusifolia\"\u003ePeperomia obtusifolia\u003c\/a\u003e is smaller and thick-leaved, close to a succulent in feel and very hard to kill. \u003ca href=\"\/collections\/fittonia\"\u003eFittonia plants\u003c\/a\u003e keep the colour idea going, with veining in pink or white across a low, spreading plant. Which one suits the household is your call, so ask first if you don't know the place well.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003eHow long do anthurium flowers last?\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eTwo to three months per spathe, and a plant in the right spot carries on producing them on and off through the year. The reason they last is that the coloured part isn't petals. It's a spathe, a modified leaf that curves behind the spadix, the narrow tail holding the true flowers, which are tiny and easy to miss. A leaf lasts the way a leaf does.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eBright indirect light is what keeps them coming. In a dark corner an anthurium stays healthy and green and simply stops producing colour.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003eAnthurium care\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eBright indirect light and no direct sun, which scorches the leaves and fades the spathes. Keep the mix evenly moist without letting it sit soggy: water when the top couple of centimetres feel dry, and empty the saucer afterwards, because wet feet are the one thing that will kill it. Humidity helps, and a Brisbane summer supplies plenty for free. Wipe the leaves now and then so they keep their gloss, since they're broad and glossy enough to show every bit of dust.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eWhy is my anthurium not flowering?\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eNearly always light. An anthurium several metres from a window, or in a room lit only from the ceiling, holds its leaves and quietly stops making spathes. Move it closer to a bright window, out of the direct beam, and it starts again. The other cause is a plant that's been sitting wet or cold, which puts its energy into surviving rather than flowering.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eWhy are the flowers turning green?\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eBecause that's how a spathe ages. It opens in full colour, holds for weeks, then slowly greens off as it goes over. It isn't a fault and it isn't a sign of anything wrong. Cut it out at the base once it's faded and the plant puts what it has into the next one.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eAnthurium at a glance\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eHere's the short version of what the genus wants and where it comes from.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eCommon names: flamingo flower, laceleaf\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eFamily: Araceae\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eGenus: \u003cem\u003eAnthurium\u003c\/em\u003e (andraeanum hybrids)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eOrigin: Colombia and Ecuador\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eFoliage: glossy heart-shaped leaves, with waxy red or pink spathes above them\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eLight: bright indirect, no direct sun\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eWater: evenly moist, never soggy\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eHumidity: moderate to high\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ePet safety: toxic to cats and dogs\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eSize at delivery: 140mm\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eCare level: moderate\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eBest occasions: Valentine's Day, anniversary, birthday\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003eAdd a pot and a card\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eChoose a pot on the product page before you check out, along with any giftware or a greeting card. Our \u003ca href=\"\/collections\/indoor-plant-pots\"\u003eindoor plant pots\u003c\/a\u003e range covers the sizes an anthurium comes in, and a plain pot is usually the right call under a plant with this much colour in it. The card message is one you write yourself at checkout.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003eAnthurium delivery across Brisbane\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eOrder before 12pm on a weekday, or before 10am on Saturday, and your anthurium goes out the same day. Our own couriers start their run in the early afternoon, and we aim to have homes delivered by 6pm and business addresses by 5pm, Monday to Saturday. Delivery is a flat $19.95 and there's no Sunday run. Check the address against the suburbs on our \u003ca href=\"\/pages\/delivery\"\u003eBrisbane delivery areas\u003c\/a\u003e page before you order. We run the inner east through to the bayside and the Redlands, so an anthurium can land in \u003ca href=\"\/pages\/plant-gift-delivery-hawthorne\"\u003eHawthorne\u003c\/a\u003e, \u003ca href=\"\/pages\/plant-gift-delivery-norman-park\"\u003eNorman Park\u003c\/a\u003e or \u003ca href=\"\/pages\/plant-gift-delivery-wellington-point\"\u003eWellington Point\u003c\/a\u003e on the same day you order it.\u003c\/p\u003e","products":[{"product_id":"anthurium-red","title":"Anthurium Red","description":null,"brand":"Green Amour","offers":[{"title":"140mm","offer_id":48911161065629,"sku":"ANT-RED-140","price":29.95,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0780\/4626\/5501\/files\/Anthurium_Red.webp?v=1790030076"},{"product_id":"anthurium-pink","title":"Anthurium Pink","description":null,"brand":"Green Amor","offers":[{"title":"140mm","offer_id":48938308698269,"sku":"ANT-PINK-140","price":29.95,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0780\/4626\/5501\/files\/Anthurium_Pink.webp?v=1790032177"}],"url":"https:\/\/www.greenamor.com.au\/collections\/anthurium.oembed","provider":"Green Amor","version":"1.0","type":"link"}