Anthurium cultivar named Kalapana

Abstract

A new and distinct anthurium cultivar named Kalapana is characterized by its red-green, broad heart-shaped spathe carried above the foliage on a long, erect peduncle. The slightly reclining spadix is yellow to orange, turning white with maturity. Kalapana is resistant to anthracnose (spadix rot) and is tolerant to the systemic phase of bacterial blight.

We claim: 
     
       1. A new and distinct Anthurium andraeanum cultivar substantially as described and illustrated, known by the cultivar name Kalapana and characterized by the combined features of red obake spathe with slightly overlapping lobes, yellow to orange spadix turning white with maturity, long and straight peduncle carrying the spathe at approximately 70 to 90 degrees from the peduncle and well above the foliage, heart-shaped green leaf blade, good flower yield, resistance to anthracnose (spadix rot), and tolerance to the systemic phase of bacterial blight.