pigtail anthurium
Anthurium scherzerianum
RHS AGM 2002
USDA zones10 to 12
SunNeeds partial sun (4 to 6 hours)
WaterHandles moderate to moist soil
Size12 to 18 inches tall6 to 12 inches wide
- Growth rate
- Moderate
- Habit
- Clumping
- Bloom season
- Spring, summer
- Bloom color
- Orange, red
- Foliage color
- Green
- Soil types
- Loam
Garden uses
Notes
Pigtail anthurium (Anthurium scherzerianum) is a houseplant for containers. It grows outdoors year-round in USDA zone 10 and warmer, down to about 30°F (-1°C). In colder areas, grow it as a houseplant or bring it indoors for winter. This plant likes part sun and average to moist, loamy soil. It forms a clumping mound of green leaves about 12 to 18 inches tall. Orange to red blooms appear in spring and again in summer.
Pairs well with Boston fern, African mask, and Black bat flower.
Native range
South America.