I just got this plant from my grandmother... who nicknamed it the alien plant... as far as i know she doesnt know the actual name... please help...
Hello xeonphobicalex is it an alien like this http://images.google.com/images?sou...,GGLR:2005-47,GGLR:en&q=anthurium&sa=N&tab=wi common name flamingo plant or anthurium
It looks kinda like a philodendron 'red emearald', the air roots on the drawing you have make me think it is a philodendron.
i look at pictures of both... something just wasnt right about the flamingo flower... and i couldnt see the root things coming out the stem... and i have looked over the characteristics of both and it is definitely a Philodendron but which one?... i saw something about a moonlight philodendron... its considered a hybrid... it looks pretty close but i dont know what makes it "moonlight"... couldnt find much more on it anyone find more?
I believe red emerald may be correct... but I spoke with my grandmother again and she said that my uncle said it was call a "Win Denby" I looked up the name but had no success... I think its either a red emerald or a moonlight... but the leaves arent chartruse as the moonlight, therefore im stickin with Red Emerald until further notice but does anyone know anything about the "Win Denby" name? sounds a bit odd maybe it is spelled wrong? Actual plant picture attached...
Take a close look at both the top of the petiole and the edge of the leaf blade. If it is an Anthurium you will find a geniculum at the top of the petiole just beneath the point where the petiole joins with the blade. The geniculum works like an elbow or knee to allow the leaf to orient itself to the light. Anthurium also possess a collective vein which runs near the leaf blade margin. The collective vein completely encircles the blade in some species while running only partially around the lower blade in others. Philodendron species have neither a collective vein nor a geniculum. Based on the last photo I'd say this is a Philodendron since the spathe has an enclosed female flower chamber. That means the lower portion of the spadix at the center of the inflorescence is closed and the bottom of the spadix is protected. In Philodendron species the female flowers grow on the spadix inside this floral chamber while on Anthurium species the male and female flowers are mixed together along the length of the spadix and the spathe of an Anthurium does not have a floral chamber which protects the female flower zone. Both of these may also help: http://www.exoticrainforest.com/What is a stem. What is a petiole.html http://www.exoticrainforest.com/Natural and artificial pollination in aroids.html
