Botanical Name: Philodendron panduriforme (P. bipinnatifidum)
Common Name: Fiddle-leaf philodendron
Type of Plant: monocot: houseplant
Character evergreen
 
Habit of Growth:
Overall Shape sprawling, vining houseplant with coarsely lobed leaves
Height indefinite
Spread indefinite
Growth Rate rapid
 
Environment:
Exposure indoors prefers a fairly well-lit area, tolerates low humidity
Soil average potting soil with extra perlite added
Hardiness tender to cold, tolerant of most indoor conditions
 
Morphology:
Leaves hastate to sagitate to 12" long, dark green, deeply lobed, becoming almost pinnatifid on older specimens
Flowers scream-colored spadix
Fruit drupes at base of flower spike
 
Propagation:
mallet cuttings
 
Usage:
hanging or climbing basket plant used for distinctive foliage; often used of totem poles; makes a groundcover subject in protected tropical gardens indoors or in atrium areas
 
Landscape Care:
Watering likes regular watering
Fertilizing balanced, slow-release 2X per year
Pruning head back to induce bushy growth
Pests/Diseases mealybug, scale, aphids
 
Origin: Brazil
Family: Araceae

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