‘IAC Astral’ (Anthurium andraeanum) :new coral color anthurium cultivar
for cut flower and pot production.
IAC Astral’ shows red sphate and white spadix. It was selected among seedlings introduced from local growers
to IAC Experimental Station at Ribeira River Valley, in São Paulo State. Micropropagated plants are cultivated
under 80% shade net on organic soil. Two years old plants produced an average of 7,5 flower during eleven
months of controlled harvest. Post-harvest keeping quality is around 20 days.