Anthurium John Banta NOID x A. Tim Anderson Crystal Black

Anthurium John Banta NOID x A. Tim Anderson Crystal Black  is a new Anthurium hybrid created by Nice Plants Good Pots in 2024 , be one of the first humans to grow these out!! 

This is an exciting hybrid between a dark green velvet anthurium from John Banta's private collection crossed with an anthurium from Tim Anderson, a dark and silver  anthurium with a dark red emergent leaves.

This hybrid has an interesting elongated shield shaped leaf with an orange/ yellow emergent leaf in it's juvenile form. We expect this plant to change drastically as it matures & to have silver veining with vibrant emergent leaf colors. 

The pollen donor is: Anthurium John Banta NOID  a dark green shield shaped anthurium that came originally came from John Banta's Collection by way of Marie Knock founder of Ree Gardens. 

The mother plant in this cross: Anthurium Tim Anderson Crystal Black is a cross between two Tim Anderson plants.  (Anthurium Crystallinum x Anthurium Magnificum)  and Anthurium Tim's Black.  This plant produces beautiful dark foliage with discrete silver veining, a dark red emergent leaf and ruffled lead margins on the mature leaves. 

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• Photos 1-3 : Anthurium John Banta NOID x A. Tim Anderson Crystal Black
• Photo 4 The mother: Anthurium John Banta NOID
• Photos 5+6 are the pollen donor: A. Tim Anderson Crystal Black
• You will receive a plant from the seedling tray for individual selections please see individual listings
• shipped in 2.5" pot from New Orleans Louisiana 
  

Anthurium John Banta NOID x A. Tim Anderson Crystal Black Growing Tips and Care

• Anthurium John Banta NOID x A. Tim Anderson Crystal Black thrive in bright filtered light, but we recommend avoiding direct sunlight.
• Anthurium John Banta NOID x A. Tim Anderson Crystal Black appreciate nice humidity levels, but aren't too picky about humidity.
• Anthurium John Banta NOID x A. Tim Anderson Crystal Black plants would do best in a semi-coarse potting mix and we recommend letting the (roughly top 2") of soil media  dry on the top of the soil before watering.
• We recommend potting Anthurium John Banta NOID x A. Tim Anderson Crystal Black in  a well-draining, coarse, and slightly acidic potting soil with rich in organic matter and  suggest repotting this fast-growing anthurium every two to three years.
• We advise cutting off yellowing or browning leaves on Anthurium John Banta NOID x A. Tim Anderson Crystal Black plants as they appear to keep the plant looking tidy and to discourage pests.