Caring for your Summer-Salt Tarif Abaya Spray

Anthurium reads as a tropical flower for good reason, so keep this spray in a warm spot away from cold drafts and direct sun, both of which mark the spathes quickly. The thick, fleshy stems prefer to stand in a few centimetres of clean, room-temperature water rather than a deep fill, and they take it slowly, so top up modestly and change it before it clouds. The lacquered spathes are tougher than they look but bruise if handled, so move the arrangement by the vase rather than the blooms and resist the urge to mist them, since trapped moisture invites spotting. Snip the stem ends fresh every few days and this single-variety spray will reward the small effort with weeks of sculptural colour.

A note on your specific blooms

  • Anthurium — Anthurium prefers warmth — keep it away from the cold and wipe the leaf gently.

How long your flowers last

Built entirely from anthurium, this spray is one of the longest-lasting arrangements Amicis offers, holding its form for a dependable 2–3 weeks indoors. Because there is a single flower at work here, there is no early-fading bloom dragging the display down; the only blossoms you will see soften first are any cut on the older side, while the freshest, most tightly furled spathes hold their lacquered colour longest. Anthurium is forgiving but not maintenance-free, and its waxy spathes can dull if the water is left to grow cloudy. The single most useful habit is to refresh the water every two to three days and trim a centimetre from each stem at an angle when you do, which keeps the anthurium drinking cleanly and extends the display toward the longer end of its range.

The story behind these flowers

A closer look at the blooms gathered into this arrangement.

Anthurium

Origin

Rainforests of Colombia & Ecuador

Documented

By botanists in the 1870s

Fragrance

Virtually scentless

Symbolises

Hospitality, confidence & beauty

The anthurium's glossy, sculptural 'bloom' is in fact a modified leaf, with a poised tropical architecture few flowers can match. It lends Amicis designs a clean, modern edge — and one of the longest vase lives in the bouquet.