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Common
Adapted from: Chen et. al. [ENH956], August 2003. Table #1
|
Species
or Hybrid |
Cultivar
or Common Name |
Characteristics |
Photo |
|
A.
andreanum |
Flamingo Anthurium |
Shiny, bright red spathes with yellow-tipped white spadicies. |
(photo not found) |
|
A.
clarinervium |
Anthurium clarinervium | Small (6 to 8" across) leathery, heart shaped leaves, with velvery texture with white veins. Cut leaves last from four to six weeks without any special attention other than fresh water. | |
|
A.
hookeri
|
Bird's
Nest Anthurium |
A
rat-tail Anthurium grown for its very large,
stiff, corrugated leaves. |
|
|
A. hookeri |
'Alicia' |
Narrow leaves, margins not as ruffled. Narrow rosette. |
(photo not found) |
|
A.
hookeri
|
'Ruffles'
|
Leaves are broad with highly ruffled margins. The open rosette form is termed a bird's next type of growth habit. |
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|
A.
x
'Bubble Gum' |
'Bubble
Gum' |
Pale
pink spathes with pink spadicies. Muted leaves. |
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|
A.
x
'Cotton Candy' PAT# 8819 |
'Cotton
Candy' |
Light or salmon pink spade-shaped flowers with yellow spadicies are held at the tops of full dark green foliage. |
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|
A.
x
'Favorita' |
'Favorita'
|
Solid
white spathes and spadicies with deep green foliage.
|
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|
A.
x
'Gemini' |
'Gemini'
|
Dark green foliage with medium-size, brick-red to pink red flowers depending on time of year. Has green or yellowish spadicies. Small size allows them to be used for "Rock planters" |
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A.
x ' |
' |
Paler
red spathes with pale pink spadicies. |
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|
A.
x 'Krypton' PAT#10034 |
'Krypton'
|
Deep
red spathes and spadicies. |
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|
A.
x 'Lady Jane' |
'Lady
Jane' |
Pink
spathes and spadicies with dark green foliage. |
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|
A.
x 'Lady Ruth' |
'Lady
Ruth' |
Rose
colored spathes with whitish spadicies. |
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|
A. x 'Nicolien' TM PAT #10264 |
'Nicolien'
|
Mint
pink spathes with similar spadicies and extremely
dark green foliage. |
|
|
A.
x ' |
' |
Deep
pink spathes with strikingly white spadicies. From Oglesby's in-house breeding program, 'Nicoya' is a potted-type Anthurium that is good for 5 to 10 inch production. The shorter petioles produce a more uniform crop with plants appearing more symmetrical, thus providing an excellent retail presentation. The round shaped flower is crimson red with a contrasting pink to white spadix. In an 8 inch container, mature flowers with diameters of 2 1/2 to 3 inches produce a generous canopy of red just above dark green foliage. |
|
|
A.
x
'Pacora' |
'Pacora'
|
Red
spathes with white spadicies. |
|
|
A.
x
'Picante' |
'Picante'
|
Dark
fuchsia spathes with purple spadicies and dark
foliage. |
(photo not found) |
|
A. x 'Pink Frost' PAT#8644 |
'Pink
Frost' |
Bright
pink spathes with white spadicies. |
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|
A.
x
'Purple |
'Purple
|
Purple spathes, spadicies, and stalks with bright green foliage. |
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A.
x
'Red Hot' |
'Red
Hot' |
|
|
|
A.
x
'Salsa' |
'Salsa'
|
Salsa has a soft very deep red spathe with yellowish flower stalks. With a good flower count, it branches freely, and has good disease resistance. This cultivar is easily recognizable by the color and swirled shape of spathe.
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A.
x
'SmallTalk' (Pink) |
'SmallTalk'
(Pink) |
A prolific and very early pink blooming hybrid that will consistently flower and perform in pot sizes as small as 3 inches up to 8 inches in diameter. Heart shaped flowers are abundant and graduate in size with maturity, measuring 3 to 4 inches in length in an 8-inch pot. |
|
|
A.
x
'SmallTalk' (Red) PAT# 11742 |
'SmallTalk'
(Red) |
A
prolific and very early red blooming hybrid that
will consistently flower and perform in pot sizes as
small as 3 inches up to 8 inches in diameter. Heart
shaped flowers are abundant and graduate in size
with maturity, measuring 3 to 4 inches in length in
an 8-inch pot. |
|
|
A.
x 'Sundial' |
'Sundial'
|
Bright
red spathes with yellowish spadicies and dark
foliage. |
(photo not found) |
| A. x ‘Orange Hot’TM | 'Orange Hot' | A sport from 'Red Hot', this 6-8" cultivar is almost of identical structure, but has an orange spathe. While this variety is very new, most growers are utilizing limited availability to make it a nice addition. Noticeable characteristics include a good flower count well above a very symmetrical foliage canopy. | |
| A. x ‘Tropic Fire’ TM PAT #9797 | 'Tropic Fire' | brilliant red spathe with white spadicies. | ![]() ![]() |
| A. x 'Sarah' | 'Sarah' | Extra large pink obaki (bi-colored) blooms, large leaves. Grows very big. This plant was named by the Florida Nursery Growers and Landscapers Association as one of the 2005 Plants of the Year. | ![]() |
Photos (c) and courtesy of: NGM Productions, Olgesby Nursery, Ramm Botanicals Silver Krome Gardens, Southern Tropicals, Twyford International

Additional Links to pictures of Anthurium cultivars include:
Neil
Carroll's
The
Anthurium Primer (TAP)
Thorough historical research source and photos of Hawaiian cut flower industry: http://facultystaff.vwc.edu/~presslar/CultivatedAnthurium/Gallery.htm
Missouri Botanical Garden: after clicking on link, hit on the family name, "ARACEAE", and scroll down until you see the Genus Anthurium - - - choose a species, then choose a photo on the pop down menu. TROPICOS Image Index,
Producer Galleries
NGM's Anthurium Gallery: http://www.ngmpro.com/flowers.asp?pagename=Anthuriums
Oglesby Nursery [All plants listed alphabetically] http://www.oglesbytc.com/og_list.asp
Twyford International's Anthurium Gallery: http://www.twyford.com/showplant.php?br=Anthurium
Silver Krome Gardens http://www.skg.com/ , click on Anthuriums on side bar menu.
Southern Tropicals Nursery gallery: http://www.southerntropicals.com/galleries/Anthurium/ 36 photos.
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