The main differences between the flamingo and oilcloth is in size (flamingo is smaller) the leaves are a different shape and the spadix grows straight or slightly bent with the A andreanum (oilcoth). Some people are mistaken when they state the A andreanum is the Flamingo flower (it’s the oilcloth flower) – which is important to know, because they have differences. Different species: The A scherzerianum is one of many species from the Anthurium genus (there are many more).