philodendron pink princess

I bought this earlier this year, and it has put out several new leaves but is a slow grower.

That's a nice one! It's my favorite of all the philos.
Yes, they do grow very slow and even slower if you burn em with fertilizer, like I did mine...lol


MsC

That is gorgeous! I've never seen one like that. I just put it on my wish list. LOL :o) Jenny

Wow that pretty never seen one like that before but theres so much I haven,t seen .........lol ..........Sharon

I luv it. I bought one too this summer. I did post a picture of it.
:) Donna

Very nice, rylaff!

I recently got one too!!

A nice friend here on DG got it for me and shipped it to me!

Truly one of my favorite plants...hope I can do it justice!

I really dont have any more room for houseplants but I got to have that one to go with the other Phillys I have. Thanks for showing it.

Karen

I sure wish i lived in a bigger area....so that i could get such nice plant like that...All we have is a WM in town...We do have a lowes but it is like a hour or more away.... :o(

Some day I will get the few plants that i want, i cant find around here....

BTW Rylaff,, that is beautiful plant.. I am sure you will get it to grow and looking beautiful in no time


Have a good day,
Char

Wow this plant is hard to find, and pricey at that! I've been doing alot of reading on it, and it seems harder to grow than other philodendrons. What makes it harder? What kind of light do you all keep yours in?

And most pics I've seen show the plant leaves very upclose, but not the plant as a whole. But I've seen a few pics where it looks like it's more of an upright growing plant, rather than vining?

Jenny

Jenny,

You can check with these folks... http://www.raretropicalplants.com.
They did have it and at the time is was $35!

Larry

Thanks for the link Larry. I found that one during my searching. That's a bit more than I'm willing to pay right now. :O) I'll just keep it on my wishlist for now. I'm just curious why people say it's harder to grow? Jenny

Jenny,

I did correspond with them and this is what emailed me....

The requirements are the same as most other philos, bright indirect light,well drained potting mix, easy house plant to grow.

Thank you. :O) Jenny

I got one!!!!! a friend of mine gave me a piece of hers!!!! This one is more green then anything else.It does have one or two spots of "pink".

Karen

Karen,

The more bright light you give it, the more pink it will develop. It needs constant humidity in order to keep the pink parts of the leaves from developing brown spots. This is ture moreso in winter when humidity levels tend to drop. I would keep it on a pebble tray in a brightly lit spot. It is a slow grower. I think I got maybe 6 new leaves in about a 3 month period of time. The soil requirements are pretty common, meaning, it needs well draining soil. Don't let the soil dry out completely, as it can turn a lower leaf or two yellow. By the same token, don't overwater it either, as the same effect is produced.

All in all this is a very rewarding plant to have. She's probably the most treasured plant I own.

GH

I have this one-bought at "rarer-plant" nursery. It becomes a monster plant. It was bought in a 6 inch pot 1 1/2 years ago and is now in a 12 inch pot. Seems easy, probably starts slow and then takes off.

Susan

I still have mine in water as it hasnt developed roots yet,but it looks great. It has grown alot since i got it. just no roots yet lol

Karen

I got mine from rdaretgropicalplants and was very pleased at the size of the plant as well as the care that was taken when packing it. I have since bought other plants from him.

rylaff does rdaretgropicalplants have a web site, cause I tried using that one and nothing came up.

2pugs,
I think that rylaffs link was a typo...

try this one:
http://www.raretropicalplants.com/new_rtp_site/home_pagex.html


MsC

Oooops, sorry for the extra letters. Yep, I just contact the guy with the website. Usually if he doesnt have it, he can grow it or get it.

Hey rylaff, don't worry it happens to the best of us...;-)

MsC

Then is Pink Lady and Pink Princess the same plant?