Anthurium gracile (Red Pearls Anthurium)
Anthurium gracile (Red Pearls Anthurium) with red fruit clusters growing in a wire basket.
Botanical name: Anthurium gracile
Common name: Red Pearls Anthurium
Family: Araceae
Origin: Colombia
USDA Plant Hardiness Zone Map
USDA Zone: 9-10
Plant form: Small
Mature height: 2-5 ft
Sun exposure: Shade
Cold tolerance: Frost sensitive. Protect from freezing.
Watering: Regular; epiphyte. Needs light, frequent misting or soaking to stay hydrated.
Suitable for: Outdoors in the suitable USDA zone; small gardens, containers, and indoor growing
Foliage color: Ornamental foliageAn attractive species with slender leaves and a graceful semi-pendant spike of vivid red berries. Slender, deep green leather leaves form a loose upright rosette about 18in tall. An interesting species that in nature has a close relationship with ants. According to Benzing, the seeds resemble the pupae of ants, and are collected by arboreal ant species and placed in the nest where they germinate. Self pollinating, and fruits regularly. Beautiful strings of red seeds hang from the plant most of the year. Grows in shade.
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Anthurium gracile (Red Pearls Anthurium) hangs long clusters of glossy orange red spherical fruit along bark
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