Anthurium scherzerianum

Anthurium scherzerianum, the flamingo flower or pigtail plant, is a species of Anthurium (family Araceae) native to Costa Rica.^[2] It has gained the Royal Horticultural Society's Award of Garden Merit as an ornamental houseplant, kept at 15 °C (60 °F) or higher.^[3] It is naturally an epiphyte, growing on trees in the rainforest.^[4]

Anthurium scherzerianum
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
Clade:	Tracheophytes
Clade:	Angiosperms
Clade:	Monocots
Order:	Alismatales
Family:	Araceae
Genus:	Anthurium
Species:	A. scherzerianum
Binomial name
Anthurium scherzerianum Schott[1]
Synonyms[2]
List Anthurium scherzerianum var. atrosanguineum Engl. Anthurium scherzerianum var. carnotianum Engl. Anthurium scherzerianum var. eburneum Engl. Anthurium scherzerianum var. foliatum Engl. Anthurium scherzerianum var. gallicum Engl. Anthurium scherzerianum var. gandavense Engl. Anthurium scherzerianum var. giganteum Engl. Anthurium scherzerianum var. rotundispathaceum Engl. Anthurium scherzerianum var. stipitatum Engl. Anthurium scherzerianum var. vallerandiae Engl. Anthurium scherzerianum var. viridescens Engl. Anthurium scherzerianum var. viridimaculata Engl.

Anthurium scherzerianum typically reaches 30–45 cm (12–18 in) tall. Its most striking feature is its orange-red curly spadix.^[5] It produces shiny, lance-shaped leaves about 20 cm (8 in) long.^[6] Common pests include mealybugs, aphids, and soft scale.^[7] When growing indoors, it needs bright indirect sunlight for 10 to 12 hours a day depending on the season. If the light is not bright enough, the number of flowers (flower density) will be diminished greatly. While often grown as a houseplant, it may be grown outdoors in the US in USDA hardiness zones 11 and 12.^[8]