Saturday, July 23, 2011

Types Of Anthuriums Produced By The University Of Hawaii, Article Two

By Moana Morganstern


This is the second post in my group of reports on varieties developed by the University of Hawaii.

The UH posseses an agriculture department that has been one of the leaders in producing new anthurium flowers during the last few decades. This department has been at the forefront of creating varieties which are: much more resistant against illness, higher yielding, more colorful and able to be preserved longer after being harvested. In this series of posts, I'll cover the results of their hard work.

The Le'ahi is a pink and green obake blossom that is named after the Hawaiian name for Diamond Head, the well-known volcanic hill that's a prominent Oahu landmark. The Le'ahi's keeps its attractive coloration year-round and yields nearly eight flowers a year. Regrettably, it is prone to blight, so it is a marginally trickier plant to grow.

The Le'ahi was created by mixing an offspring of orange-colored UH931 along with a pink-colored Blushing Bride. It is a variety that will work well as a potted plant and as a cut flower. However as a cut flower, some say it features a stem which is a little too short. However its uncommonly attractive color pattern, helps to counteract its small stems.

The New Era is a purplish-pink flower that acquired its name through being the very first blight tolerant plant. It's ushering in a new era of blight tolerant plants. It has a slightly elongated spathe and a yellow-green spadix that turns white-colored as it matures.

The New Era was a result of combining three distinctive cultivars. An A494 Anthurium andraeanum was mixed with an A. antioquiense, and the end result of this combination was again bred with a pink UH507 to create this splendid bloom. It provides a long stem and is resistant to both bacterial blight and anthracnose. It was unveiled to cooperating farmers back in 2004 and it produces roughly half a dozen blossoms annually. In addition, it features an fantastic vase life of forty-four days.




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