Tulip Flamingo Flower

Description:

Tulip anthuriums originally hail from the tropical South American country of Panama. In the wild, they like to grow on boulders that are located next to streams. Since it's discovery and subsequent description, Anthurium amnicola has been used extensively in hybridizing small, colorful, pot plants for indoor culture. Coupled with various Anth. andreanum cultivars and hybrids, Anth. amnicola has produced a variety of spathe colors on small compact plants. Altough difficult to cultivate as a species, the hybrids are of easy culture and readily available at many nurseries. Anth. amnicola is one of the smaller anthurium species, and the pictured plant was spotted in Christchurch botanic gardens, NZ.