Scientific Name:
Philodendron
hybrid cvs.
Pronunciation:
fil-oh-DEN-dron
Common Name:
hybrid philodendron
Family Name:
Araceae
Plant Type:
Indoor foliage plant
Key ID Features:
Leaves alternate, blades ovate to lanceolate to spear-shaped, most cvs. 10-30 cm long x 5-20cm wide, margin entire, pinnately lobed, or incised, base usually cordate.
Habit:
Open, Spreading
Form:
Climbing
Texture:
Very coarse
Mature Height:
0.4 - 0.7m
Mature Spread:
0.3 - 0.6m
Origin:
Garden origin (parentage may involve P. bipinnatifidum, P. bipennifolium, P. erubescens, P. gloriosum, P. hederaceum, P. melanochrysum, P. squamiferum.)
Hardiness Rating:
Zone 10: (-1 to 4 °C)
Exposure:
Filtered shade
Soil/Growing Medium:
Well-drained
Water Use:
Moderate
Landscape Uses:
Indoor plant
Additional Info:
Google. Popular cultivars include:
P. 'Autumn' (leaves start out coppery-red and eventually change to an olive green),
P. 'Black Cardinal' (leaves up to 30cm long, starting out a bright burgundy and aging to almost black), P. Mican cv. (leaves velvety and smaller),
P. 'Majesty' (leaves dark purplish-green),
P. 'Prince of Orange' (new leaves bright shiny orange that mature to green), and
P. 'Super Atom' (lobed leaves).
Leaf Morphology:
Form:
Simple
Arrangement:
Alternate
Texture/Venation:
Leathery
Surfaces:
Lustrous
Colour in Summer:
Green, Dark-red
Shapes:
Ovate
Apices:
Acute
Bases:
Cordate, Hastate
Margins:
Entire, Incised, Pinnately lobed
Inflorescence Type:
Spadix (& spathe)
Flower Morphology:
Monoecious plant
Number Of Petals:
0
Colour (petals):
Showy, White, Yellow, Pink, Red (depends on cv.)
Flower Time at Peak:
Can flower any month
Additional Info:
most rarely flower indoors
Fruit Type:
Berry (true), Aborted (hybrids) or absent
Fruit Colour:
Fruiting Time:
Additional Info:
Fruit insignificant
Bark or Stem Colour:
Green, Red
Organ Modifications:
Aerial or climbing roots
Propagation:
Stem tip cuttings, Eye (leaf bud) cuttings
Optimal Temp.:
High
Light Level:
Medium
Maintenance:
Low
Pest Susceptibility:
Mites, Scale insects (Disease resistant)
