Scientific/Botanical Name:
Genus: Philodendron
Specie: P. scandens
Variety/Cultivar:
English Name:
Common Name:
Heart-leaf Philodendron
Botanical Family:
Name in Latin: Araceae
Name in English: Arum Family
The Plant
Origin: South America
Growth Habit: evergreen perennial vine
Flower:
Blooming Period:
Leaf: dark green, heart-shaped leaves are usually up to 5 inches (12.7 cm) long on juvenile plants and can be up to 12 inches (30 cm) long on mature plants.
Usage:
Easy to grow houseplant.
Care and Handling
Soil: soil mix that consists of 2 parts peat moss to 1 part loam to 1 part sand or perlite
Amount of water: Keep soil lightly moist spring through fall. Allow surface to dry out between waterings in winter.
Nutrition: fertilized monthly with a balanced fertilizer diluted to ½ the strength
Special handling: full sun to full shade Without pinching, it will grow with long, single stems and become lanky.
Special feature/remarks:
They are very vigorous growers that can take a wide range of conditions.