Anthurium 'Zara'

Dr. Jeff Block (DocBlock) gives the founding cross as A. magnificum (seed) x a red-leaved cultivar of A. crystallinum (pollen); Zara itself is an F4 selected over generations for red emergent leaves and vigour. It is described as vigorous, with red-brown new leaves maturing to dark velvety green with coloured veins.

Parentage

Anthurium magnificum × Anthurium 'Red Crystallinum'

Wild ancestry

The wild species it descends from, with each one's share of the ancestry:

Anthurium magnificum 50%

Anthurium crystallinum 50%

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