Philodendron Care Guide
Philodendron are such great plants with more than 250 varieties! Kind of like Monstera, most Philodendron grow against trees in the wild for support and moisture, therefore their aerial roots. For the best growth, give your Philodendron a moss pole filled with sphagnum moss and keep it moist.
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FLOWERS:
When your Philodendron has reached maturity and is a happy plant, it can grow an inflorescence which you can pollinate to get Philodendron seeds. Philodendron seed germination usually goes a bit smoother than pollinating an Alocasia because Alocasia seeds (they grow from both seed and corm) can be picky about its environment😅
If don't want to try to pollinate it, i suggest cutting off the inflorescence because it takes up a lot of energy from the plant.
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WATERING:
I water all of my Philodendron once a week and don't necessarily keep the soil moist or anything and they thrive off of it! Once your Philodendron has rooted into the moss pole, keeping the moss moist is more important because there is where most of the roots are, so don't forget to water and fertilize your moss poles.
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LIGHT REQUIREMENTS:
Philodendron can get quite leggy and (in my opinion) ugly when it is in a low-light spot even if it's on a moss pole, so to avoid that put it in front of a window where it doesn't get direct sunlight but can see the sky and or give it a grow light.
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PROPAGATION:
They can be propagated by seed and by a cutting, and some species even by pups.
Seed: When the pollination is succesful they grow little berries (not edible by the way, sorry) which have seeds inside. Take those seeds out and germinate them on a moist paper towel, plant them and you've got yourself a little plant!
Cutting: Take a stem cutting, remove lower leaves, put in water and wait for roots. Have patience because it can take longer than a month for root growth. Then just pot it up once its got a little root system.
Pups: my Philodendron erubescens (Pink Princess/Prince of Orange/White princess/whatever varieties of Philodendron erubescens there are) have given my little plants that we call pups on the side of their main stem which you can eventually pluck off and let it root further.
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MEDIUMS:
Mine looove my soil mix consisting of soil, perlite and leca. Like most plants, you can also grow Philodendron in water which is always a fun experiment!