This is the second write-up in my compilation of posts on hybrids produced by the University of Hawaii.
The UH has an agriculture program that was one of the frontrunners in generating fresh anthurium species in the last several decades. This department has been at the leading edge of producing types that are: much more resistant against disease, higher yielding, much more colorful and able to be preserved longer following being harvested. In this series of reports, I'm going to highlight the fruits of their efforts.
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 works nicely as a cut flower and as a potted plant. Though as a cut flower, a few state it features a stem that is a little too small. However its unusually gorgeous color pattern, helps to offset its small stems.
The New Era is really a purplish-pink bloom that received its name through being the first blight resistant plant. It is ushering in a new era of blight tolerant plants. It features a somewhat elongated spathe along with a yellow-green spadix which becomes white as it matures.
The New Era was a final result of combining 3 different cultivars. An A494 Anthurium andraeanum was mixed with an A. antioquiense, and the outcome of this pairing was once again mixed with a pink UH507 to make this attractive blossom. It offers a long stem and is resistant to both anthracnose and bacterial blight. It was first introduced to cooperating farmers in '04 and it generates roughly six blossoms each year. What's more, it offers an superb vase life of forty-four days.
The UH has an agriculture program that was one of the frontrunners in generating fresh anthurium species in the last several decades. This department has been at the leading edge of producing types that are: much more resistant against disease, higher yielding, much more colorful and able to be preserved longer following being harvested. In this series of reports, I'm going to highlight the fruits of their efforts.
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 works nicely as a cut flower and as a potted plant. Though as a cut flower, a few state it features a stem that is a little too small. However its unusually gorgeous color pattern, helps to offset its small stems.
The New Era is really a purplish-pink bloom that received its name through being the first blight resistant plant. It is ushering in a new era of blight tolerant plants. It features a somewhat elongated spathe along with a yellow-green spadix which becomes white as it matures.
The New Era was a final result of combining 3 different cultivars. An A494 Anthurium andraeanum was mixed with an A. antioquiense, and the outcome of this pairing was once again mixed with a pink UH507 to make this attractive blossom. It offers a long stem and is resistant to both anthracnose and bacterial blight. It was first introduced to cooperating farmers in '04 and it generates roughly six blossoms each year. What's more, it offers an superb vase life of forty-four days.
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