Scientific Name:
Philodendron bipinnatifidum
Pronunciation:
fil-oh-DEN-dron bi-pin-nah-TIFF-ih-dum
Common Name:
lacy tree philodendron, spilt-leaf philodendron, selloum
Family Name:
Araceae
Plant Type:
Indoor foliage plant
Key ID Features:
Leaves alternate, ovate to broadly elliptic, most blades 30-40cm long x 20-30cm wide indoors, usually pinnately lobed, margins incised and wavy, petioles sturdy, 30-60cm long.
Habit:
Spreading, Upright
Form:
Vase
Texture:
Very coarse
Mature Height:
2 - 3m
Mature Spread:
0.6 - 1.0m
Origin:
South America (Brazil, Paraguay)
Hardiness Rating:
Zone 9: (-7 to -1 °C)
Exposure:
Full sun only if soil kept moist, Part sun/part shade, Filtered shade
Soil/Growing Medium:
Well-drained
Water Use:
Moderate
Landscape Uses:
Indoor plant
Additional Info:
Leaf Morphology:
Form:
Simple, Lobed
Arrangement:
Alternate
Texture/Venation:
Leathery
Surfaces:
Lustrous
Shapes:
Deltoid, Elliptic, Ovate
Apices:
Acute
Bases:
Hastate
Margins:
Pinnately lobed, Undulate (wavy)
Inflorescence Type:
Spadix (& spathe)
Flower Morphology:
Monoecious plant
Number Of Petals:
0
Colour (petals):
White
Flower Time at Peak:
Can flower any month
Additional Info:
Rare on indoor plants
Fruit Type:
Berry (true), Multiple fruit, Aborted (hybrids) or absent
Fruit Colour:
Green
Fruiting Time:
Additional Info:
Fruit insignificant, Unlikely to form on indoor plants
Bark or Stem Colour:
Brown
Organ Modifications:
Aerial or climbing roots
Propagation:
Seed, Stem tip cuttings
Optimal Temp.:
High
Light Level:
Medium
Maintenance:
Low
Pest Susceptibility:
Mites, Root rot, Scale insects (Pest resistant, Disease resistant)
