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I've had this growing in one of my "No man's land" beds for years. Always takes care of itself. It has to; no pampering for that bed. Drops seeds and I occasionally get a seedling, so I would say not invasive at all. I might collect some to sow this year and see whether I can spread it around the garden a little.

Received this as an unrooted cutting. Potted it up in a mix of good potting soil, coarse perlite, and chunky orchid bark. Roots formed quickly, and in about 3 weeks it was throwing out a new leaf. I've got it situated where it gets a little bit of morning sun, then dappled sun/shade throughout the day. It didn't mind our monsoonal rains in July, and I've watered only when the soil surface seems to be drying out. So far it seems to be very uncomplicated, and each new leaf shows a different pattern of variegation.

This is probably one of the easiest Anthuriums to grow. Takes a little abuse, ie: letting it dry out a little too much sometimes, or letting it get drenched every day for a week during one of the wettest weeks I've seen. While I've not grown it in the house, it's done quite well on the porch, outside, and in the greenhouse with temperatures varying from near 100º for highs and near 50º for lows. It does best when kept moderately moist, in medium light. Gets very attractive strings of red "berries," which readily germinate.

This has grown quite well in dappled sun/shade. Handled crazy hot temps in mid-August here in Central Florida. I've got it in a pot, in no special mix other than extra perlite for drainage. It's handled torrential downpours for a week at a time (the kind that would drown a duck!). Otherwise, it's also done just fine when kept moderately moist. I'll have to see how it overwinters in the greenhouse, but I plan to put the pups in the ground if it produces any pups.

This Hoya likes lots of sun, so it is not one I would recommend for the average grower in the more northern states. Give it several hours of full sun, as much bright light as you can, and warm humid conditions. Then it will reward you with its black-cherry-colored blooms. It doesn't like to be quite as pot bound as some of its cousins prefer, or to dry out. Once it gets going, it keeps going. Even during winter I've had it bloom in the top of the greenhouse.

This Hoya really likes a lot of light. Mine gets morning sun, then dappled sun/shade the rest of the day. It produces some of the largest blooms of the species.
It thrives in a warm or hot and humid atmosphere, but has done just fine in my greenhouse in winter, where temps. can and do sometimes drop into the low 50's overnight. I give it a bright corner of the greenhouse and have had it bloom right up through Christmas. Doesn't like to dry out during the hot summer months, but should be allowed to dry out a little bit during the slower winter months. Also, a heavy feeder in summer.

Beautiful begonia for the landscape. I've found this best in early morning sun or bright shade. Any "HOT" sun will burn the leaves. At first I worried about too much water, but this year we had copious rainfall in June and early July and it did great! The blooms stand well above the plant, making it very visible in the garden.
So far I've not had any real pest problems, but I do routinely put snail bait out for surrounding plants, so that may be why I haven't noticed them. Otherwise fine, and no real issue with disease. Can easily be grown in containers also for those who live in zones where it's not hardy.

I grow these both in pots and in the ground here in Central Florida zone 8b/9a. They grow from a rhizome and usually emerge in very late May or early June when the soil temperature is warmed up into the 60's. This particular variety, 'Purple King,' produces a large purple bloom. They like moist well-drained soil, and drying out too much can induce early dormancy. They usually go dormant in late September to early October here. I don't lift the ones in the ground. I store the ones in pots in their pots, in a cool dry place until spring.

This comes back here, usually starts showing up about mid-May to beginning of June. I think the Zone 11 hardiness is not really accurate.

This plant is a heat-loving, abuse-loving, and sun-loving plant. Lives on the south side of my house in Florida. In the middle of the summer the wall it's against throws off a lot of heat ... and this guy says: "Bring it on"!

I've grown this outside, inside, and in the greenhouse. It's generally a very happy camper, easy to care for, and I love the purple "berries." Great little Anthurium for someone who doesn't have a lot of space.

I had this plant for 3 years now. It really requires a great deal of humidity so I wouldn't call it a "House Plant", unless you have a window in your bathroom that is bright and you can keep the humidity up. The first year I had it, I rooted a cutting and planted it out to see how it would overwinter. We had a typical winter (no really hard freezes) and it died back, which I expected. In the spring I kept waiting to see whether it would return. It finally came back up in June, but never reached a significant size by late fall, so I dug it up. I also had a few plants go dormant on me one winter when I kept them in the back greenhouse, which I kept cooler at the time.
If you have a greenhouse that you keep at least 55º with 50% humidity, it will overwinter fine. Even warmer, they slow way down in winter. Allow them to dry out a bit more then, but don't allow them to get too dry.
During the growing season they are food hounds and like a lot of water.

Those gorgeous leaves are worth every bit of effort.

Super fragrant, and a prolific bloomer but slow grower, which is nice in a way because some Hoyas have to get quite a bit of growth before they bloom.