Getting a lava plant to bloom

mrnoodle · 10-23-2006, 03:54 PM

I got a "Red Smalltalk Anthurium Lava Plant" (pic below) as a gift earlier this year. It had 3 blooms on it at the time. They're dead now, but the plant itself is thriving. Anyone know how I can get the flowers to come back?

The plant grows out of a lava rock that sits in a dish of water. I have to refill the water every couple of days, and it's kind of a pain to get someone to babysit it when I'm out of the office. I'm not sure it's worth the effort to keep futzing with it if it's only going to be a rock with a dozen (and more on the way) green leaves coming out of it. But my sister paid like 50 bucks for it and I want to keep it if I can make it look cool again. Any cellar horticulturists have an answer?

mrnoodle · 10-23-2006, 04:20 PM

bump. I really need to know. Don't make me call the florist, I shy from human contact.

xoxoxoBruce · 10-23-2006, 04:32 PM

If you cover the water and rock with plastic, you won't have to water so often.

Trilby · 10-23-2006, 04:43 PM

Simply Command It.

barefoot serpent · 10-23-2006, 05:22 PM

take it to Hawaii... and buy it a few Mai Tais.

edit: just make sure the Mai Tais are made from fertilizer -- like liquid fish emulsion -- but it's smelly!

Flint · 10-23-2006, 05:24 PM

Fuck it, Dude. Let's go bowling.

Lucy · 10-23-2006, 08:23 PM

Here ya go, Mr Noodle.
http://aggie-horticulture.tamu.edu/i...rzerianum.html

Or maybe this is better.
http://www.evergrowing.com/tips/anthurium.htm

morethanpretty · 10-23-2006, 08:30 PM

Most plants don't bloom year round even indoors. It might take some time before its blooms come back. I would just be patient with it. I love plants and it looks like it has some pretty cool looking leaves. But I normally go in for lots of green with a bit of other color thrown in.

Lucy · 10-23-2006, 08:59 PM

What kind of exposure is it getting? Do you ever add fertilizer to the water?

mrnoodle · 10-24-2006, 02:27 AM

Nope, I have added nothing but tap water since day one. I will try the fertilizer for sure.

It gets indirect medium sunlight.

I also had a mold of some kind that was taking over the dish. It was white (the mold). I guess it's not hurting the plant, since the plant is doing better than ever. I just want it to have plant sex and put more cool flowers up.

Lucy · 10-24-2006, 09:52 AM

Mold?

The sunlight sounds about right. Just give it some food and see what happens. Post a photo when it blooms, please and name it after me, if you don't mind.

breakingnews · 10-24-2006, 10:49 AM

If you can't smoke it, it's not worth dealing with.

mrnoodle · 10-24-2006, 11:02 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Lucy

Mold?

The sunlight sounds about right. Just give it some food and see what happens. Post a photo when it blooms, please and name it after me, if you don't mind.

It is now named Lucy

I won't actually address it as such unless it gives me flowers, though.

Quote:

Originally Posted by breakingnews

If you can't smoke it, it's not worth dealing with.

With the fungal stuff on it, it might be worth a shot. Tune into CNN tonight and see if there's a naked guy on top of the capitol building with a homemade ray gun and a pirate wig. If there is, I smoked it.

Lucy · 10-24-2006, 12:58 PM

Thank you, Mr. Noodle.
And please, do not smoke the Anthurium Mold. Trust me on this one.

BigV · 10-24-2006, 01:20 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Lucy

Thank you, Mr. Noodle.
And please, do not smoke the Anthurium Mold. Trust me on this one.

10-23-2006, 03:54 PM	#1
mrnoodle bent Join Date: Feb 2004 Location: under the weather Posts: 2,656	Getting a lava plant to bloom I got a "Red Smalltalk Anthurium Lava Plant" (pic below) as a gift earlier this year. It had 3 blooms on it at the time. They're dead now, but the plant itself is thriving. Anyone know how I can get the flowers to come back? The plant grows out of a lava rock that sits in a dish of water. I have to refill the water every couple of days, and it's kind of a pain to get someone to babysit it when I'm out of the office. I'm not sure it's worth the effort to keep futzing with it if it's only going to be a rock with a dozen (and more on the way) green leaves coming out of it. But my sister paid like 50 bucks for it and I want to keep it if I can make it look cool again. Any cellar horticulturists have an answer? Attached Images __________________ Sìn a nall na cuaranan sin. -- Cha mhór is fheairrde thu iad, tha iad coltach ri cat air a dhathadh

10-23-2006, 04:20 PM	#2
mrnoodle bent Join Date: Feb 2004 Location: under the weather Posts: 2,656	bump. I really need to know. Don't make me call the florist, I shy from human contact. __________________ Sìn a nall na cuaranan sin. -- Cha mhór is fheairrde thu iad, tha iad coltach ri cat air a dhathadh

10-23-2006, 04:32 PM	#3
xoxoxoBruce The future is unwritten Join Date: Oct 2002 Posts: 71,105	If you cover the water and rock with plastic, you won't have to water so often. __________________ The descent of man ~ Nixon, Friedman, Reagan, Trump.

10-23-2006, 05:22 PM	#5
barefoot serpent go ahead, abbrev. it Join Date: Jun 2005 Location: Lawrence, KS Posts: 2,623	take it to Hawaii... and buy it a few Mai Tais. edit: just make sure the Mai Tais are made from fertilizer -- like liquid fish emulsion -- but it's smelly! __________________ Chooses rowing vs. wading Last edited by barefoot serpent; 10-23-2006 at 05:28 PM.

10-23-2006, 05:24 PM	#6
Flint Snowflake Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Dystopia Posts: 13,136	Fuck it, Dude. Let's go bowling. __________________ **************** There's a level of facility that everyone needs to accomplish, and from there it's a matter of deciding for yourself how important ultra-facility is to your expression. ... I found, like Joseph Campbell said, if you just follow whatever gives you a little joy or excitement or awe, then you're on the right track. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Terry Bozzio**

10-23-2006, 04:43 PM	#4
Trilby Slattern of the Swail Join Date: Jul 2004 Posts: 15,654	Simply Command It.

10-23-2006, 08:23 PM	#7
Lucy Colloquialist Join Date: Oct 2002 Location: Georgia Posts: 75	Here ya go, Mr Noodle. http://aggie-horticulture.tamu.edu/i...rzerianum.html Or maybe this is better. http://www.evergrowing.com/tips/anthurium.htm Last edited by Lucy; 10-23-2006 at 08:31 PM.

10-23-2006, 08:30 PM	#8
morethanpretty Thats "Miss Zipper Neck" to you. Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: little town (but not the littlest) in texas Posts: 2,957	Most plants don't bloom year round even indoors. It might take some time before its blooms come back. I would just be patient with it. I love plants and it looks like it has some pretty cool looking leaves. But I normally go in for lots of green with a bit of other color thrown in. __________________ Addicts may suck dick for coke, but love came up with the idea to put a dick in there to begin with. -Jack O'Brien

10-23-2006, 08:59 PM	#9
Lucy Colloquialist Join Date: Oct 2002 Location: Georgia Posts: 75	What kind of exposure is it getting? Do you ever add fertilizer to the water?

10-24-2006, 02:27 AM	#10
mrnoodle bent Join Date: Feb 2004 Location: under the weather Posts: 2,656	Nope, I have added nothing but tap water since day one. I will try the fertilizer for sure. It gets indirect medium sunlight. I also had a mold of some kind that was taking over the dish. It was white (the mold). I guess it's not hurting the plant, since the plant is doing better than ever. I just want it to have plant sex and put more cool flowers up. __________________ Sìn a nall na cuaranan sin. -- Cha mhór is fheairrde thu iad, tha iad coltach ri cat air a dhathadh

10-24-2006, 09:52 AM	#11
Lucy Colloquialist Join Date: Oct 2002 Location: Georgia Posts: 75	Mold? The sunlight sounds about right. Just give it some food and see what happens. Post a photo when it blooms, please and name it after me, if you don't mind.

10-24-2006, 10:49 AM	#12
breakingnews Q_Q Join Date: Oct 2003 Location: somewhere in between Posts: 995	If you can't smoke it, it's not worth dealing with. __________________ Gone crazy, be back never.

10-24-2006, 12:58 PM	#14
Lucy Colloquialist Join Date: Oct 2002 Location: Georgia Posts: 75	Thank you, Mr. Noodle. And please, do not smoke the Anthurium Mold. Trust me on this one.

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