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ASIAN ANTHURIUMS
12" x 60, " Made with over 20 different hand-dyed cotton fabrics, this wall hanging incorporates hand and machine quilting with hand appliqué. 3-D anthurium flowers applied to a quilted "vine". The measurements of this quilt were directly taken from an old Japanese painted scroll. Anthurium species known in Hawai’i probably originated in tropical America. Anthurium is in the same family as taro and monstera (swiss-cheese plant). Cultivated varieties have been produced by selecting and hybridization on a large-scale basis, and many are highly prized and extremely expensive specimens. Most well-known species are cultivated plants that appear as few to many leaves rising from an underground stem. Leaves are long-stemmed, with heart-shaped blades. From the leaf base emerges a long stem, topped with a shiny and brightly-colored structure called a bract. Many anthuriums have red, heart-shaped bracts, but pink, purple, white, and mottled species have now been cultivated. The actual flower is found on the long spike (spath) that emerges from the connection point of the bract. The many small raised dots are actually individual flowers. If the spike is pollinated, berries may develop, causing a warty, appearance. Cut anthuriums last for weeks in water, and for months on the plant. Their shiny, perfect appearance is often mistaken for artificial flowers. |
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Special thanks to: Linda
B. Arthur, PhD, Guest Curator Ginny Meade, MS, |
