Anthurium in a terrarium?
Hi,
I just bought my first Anthuriums, I thought they would look great in my new terrarium, but I am not sure if they will work. The problem is that they are slightly too tall, this can be solved by "smooshing" the root ball (or spreading it rather) allowing me to lower the soil level in the container. I am nervous about this, since there will only be about two inches of soil in the container, with no drainage. I am also concerned that the leaves may press against the glass wall, and if I keep them moist and humid (this is what they like, right?) I will have a nasty rotting leaves. Also, I keep my home cool, I keep it at 68 F during the daytime, and it might drop to 60 or sometimes lower during the night.
Also, the terrarium is too large to give it a bright spot in the window, so my leaves might stretch.
Perhaps I should just try it? I have no idea what cultivar I might have. They were marketed as Christmas gift plants.
But hey, it was $3.74 for two 3" pots, in a cute little planter!
I don't know why I am worried about overwatering, they were sitting in two inches of water when I rescued them at the store, and the roots look very healthy. The spathiphyllum I bought in the same circumstances is showing blackening of the leaves. But the idea of humid, cool still air in the terrarium scares me a little. The spathiphyllum are too tall to use in the terrarium. I had planned to plant them together.

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