Philodendron Species, Spadeleaf Philodendron, Burgundy Philodendron

The lovest plant that I have ever had grow so big that it tip over and after many years it die a great lost!

I'm going to assume this is actually P. hastatum as domesticum is not an accepted scientific name and hastatum was factually discovered o...Read Morever a century ago. P. hastatum apparently is variable in growth and leaf shape/texture. Regardless of the dispute, the plant is a wonderful addition to a philo collection. I have been growing my specimen for several years now and have recently repotted the plant. It responded almost immediately with faster growth and has nearly doubled in size in the last two months. I now have it trained to a totem. It has also set out new bud growth at soil level and several of the new branches are reaching the size of the mother plant.

The selection I received has more of a blue-gray cast to the leaves, especially the newer and obviously larger leaves. Older leaves have lost some of the blue color yet retain their attactive look. It appears it prefers to climb but is also somewhat sprauling, if only slightly. It also puts out several new leaves over a week's time, but during the winter months, it will slow a bit.

P. hastatum seems to be slightly sun tolerant. My plant receives several hours of bright direct sunlight every day from about 4pm onward and seems to prefer this. In my situation, the more sun the better the growth, however I think full day sun would scorch it severely.

Searching on the internet for the selection I have, it seems that it is often mislabled as Philodendron glaucophyllum, which is not even a published name, simply made up according to the literature I have read.

Give this plant a try. It is a very easy grower, especially once established in it's pot. I always allow it to become a little rootbound before repotting, which takes several years while it is still young. My plant is currently growing in a gallon size container but for several years grew in a four inch pot.

I got this plant from the wild (secondary jungle) of sumatera, indonesia