Question
my daughter gave me an anthurium for my birthday and it is very special to me. it is in a room with filtered light. some directions say keep soil moist, some say let soil dry before watering. i have put miracle grow plant spikes in the soil. i have noticed some leaves have dark spots and when i touch the spots they are dry and brittle. otherwise the plant is blooming and looks good. please help, i dont want to loose tis plant.
                         thank you
                       orpha fox

Answer
Orpha,

Anthuriums are native to Hawaii and are beautiful plants. Thay can be difficult to maintain. They do best in a sandy soil, most that you buy are in a spaghmim peat moss based soil. I reccommend removing them from the pot and carefull bruch away most of the soil and mixing half & half with play sand, then carefully pack it back around the plant. Then do not water until the top 2 inches of soil are dry. It will still have plenty of moisture in the root zone. During the winter it needs high humidity,either raise the humidity with a humidifier.  Or use a humidity tray under the plant.
Good luck.

Darlene