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Many inexperienced houseplant owners, upon learning that Anthuriums don’t like direct light, treat them as shade plants.īut the Flamingo Flower evolved in the tropics, and it’s accustomed to receiving sun all day long. Lighting conditions for these plants can be surprisingly tricky to balance. On the other hand, if your plant’s blooms are coming in green and staying that way, it’s probably a sign that it’s not getting enough light.

Scenario 2: Anthurium Is Producing Green Flowers But you can take some comfort in knowing that your Anthurium should produce bright red blooms again when the time is right. It’s understandable to be a little upset if this happens to you. Once it’s out of the greenhouse and no longer juicing, the plant returns to its ordinary growth cycle – and since it’s not supposed to be flowering yet, it begins to fade. So sometimes, they’ll use hormones to push an Anthurium to flower ahead of schedule. Commercial growers know that shoppers are more likely to buy a plant when it’s in bloom. It’s possible that your Anthurium’s glossy red flowers weren’t entirely natural. Just a few days after you bring it home, you notice that the flowers are fading to a pale green. “I heart you too,” you whisper.īut the honeymoon phase doesn’t last long. They seem to be calling out to you, like big shiny heart emojis. You’re wandering through your local gardening center when you spot it: a huge Anthurium with bright scarlet blooms. Let’s examine some of the other scenarios that can cause color change in Anthuriums. On the other hand, if your Anthurium blooms have been around for less than two months and they’re already showing odd coloration, you may have a deeper issue on your hands. Instead, it can concentrate on putting out fresh and colorful flowers. That way, your plant won’t be expending energy to prop up dying spathes. The overall hue will get duller and darker, and some green will start creeping in from the edges.Įven though this isn’t a sign of poor health, it’s a good idea to remove these fading blooms. It’s normal for a spathe to show some fading in color as it ages. We do too! From here on out, when we say “flower,” you can assume we’re talking about the entire bloom, both spathe, and spadix.) (Don’t worry if you find the terminology confusing. The true flowers are the tiny nubs covering the small protrusion – called a spadix – that grows from the middle of the spathe. The large, colorful, glossy portion of an Anthurium bloom is actually a modified leaf called the spathe. Then it will need to rest for about the same length of time before blooming again. In good growing conditions, a healthy Anthurium will usually flower around every three months, with the blooms lasting for 2-3 months. Anthuriums can indeed flower all year round, but that doesn’t mean yours will have blooms every day of the year. Brown spotting could also be a sign of a more severe issue like leaf blight or root rot.īefore you panic at the sight of fading flowers, remember it might just be part of the plant’s normal life cycle. Anthuriums prefer indirect light, so if yours is sitting right in a sunbeam, it can get burned and discolored. In this case, it should return to normal in time.īrown or faded flowers are often due to too much sun. If you bought your plant recently, it’s also possible that the greenhouse forced it to bloom too early, causing it to fade once you brought it home. Fortunately, proper care will help you preserve the brilliant scarlet color of your Flamingo Flower.Īnthuriums will shift from red to green if they’re not getting enough light, so make sure yours receives plenty of illumination. So you might be startled to find that yours is fading to green, white, or even brown. When houseplant growers think of Anthuriums, they’re usually picturing a plant with blooms of shiny, vivid red.