Do Anthurium grow in water?
The strange questions are really out today. Another individual just asked how many Anthurium species grow in water as aquatic species since they wanted to grow one in their aquarium. I have been asked this question many times and the answer is NONE! In South and Central America you can find some species such as Anthurium sagittatum Anthurium riparium, Anthurium amnicola, Anthurium werfii, and Anthurium antiquiense growing as riparins in high water during the rainy season and a few will exist for a long time that way. There are species such as Anthurium amnicola and a few of the others mentioned that grow as rheophytes living with their roots attached to moderate or large stones in streams that have a fast water flow but again, these aren’t truly aquatic in the strict sense of the term. The downstream side of a rock sitting in water is where the highest spray and humidity is found. If the plant has its roots in the water it would be able to collect highly oxygenated air as a result of t
