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Flamingo flower

Anthurium

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From my mom's garden. It'd be interesting to know which specie.

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6 Comments

elapj
elapj 12 years ago

Thanks for the help, dan and ceherzog!

elapj
elapj 12 years ago

You nailed it again, ceherzog! :)

Dan Doucette
Dan Doucette 12 years ago

yes, you're right, it's more like Anthrurium. it looks like one of these links
http://joyceira.net/wp-content/uploads/2...
http://soniatasteshawaii.typepad.com/pho...

elapj
elapj 12 years ago

I looked it up dan, but the spadix of the flower above just doesn't look quite like that of the Spathiphyllum species. I mean, it's not spiky like that of the Spaths. Could it possibly be an Anthurium?

ceherzog
ceherzog 12 years ago

or perhaps an anthurium, same family as the peace lily, but they are usually white

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Anthurium

Dan Doucette
Dan Doucette 12 years ago

its a species of Spathiphyllum
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Peace_lily

elapj
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elapj

Bago City, Negros Occidental, Philippines

Spotted on Nov 25, 2009
Submitted on Apr 26, 2011

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