It’s the most popular of some 1000 species of anthurium, all native to the New World tropics.Īnswer: Yes, lowering the plant in its new pot to hide its bare stem is exactly what you should do.
It bears an inflorescence in the shape of a waxy, leathery, heart-shaped bract called a spathe that can be red, pink, white, purple, green or bicolor with a narrow yellow to cream spadix (spike) at the top.
The anthurium ( Anthurium andraeanum and its hybrids), commonly called flamingo flower or painter’s palette, is a popular houseplant, one capable of blooming all year long.
