Philodendron
Family aroid. The genus filodendron. Natural climatic conditions: the tropics and subtropics.
Perennials of various forms, but species grown in rooms are most often lianas;usually have long air roots;inflorescence - cob, wrapped in a tubular coverlet of pastel tones( colors in different species are different);characteristic is guttation( separation of leaves with moisture), over which one can predict the weather.
The most common species in indoor culture: Philodendron Andre * Climbing liana;leaves are elongate-cordate with a drawn out tip, velvety with satin luster, brownish-dark green with lighter veins. Philodendron warty ♦ Liana with a curly angular, rough stalk, swollen at the nodes;leaves oval-cordate, dark green with lighter veins, on the underside of the leaf blade rounded crimson spots;the cob cover is very decorative: pink at the base, yellow-white at the top. Requires more atmospheric humidity than other species. Philodendron gitarovidny ♦ Young shoots reddish;leaves are elongate-cordate. Philodendron Zello ♦ Tree-like plant, in natural conditions reaching 2 m in height;The trunk is covered with beige or almost white spots - traces of fallen leaves;the leaves are large, up to 90 cm long and 70 cm wide, deltoid in outline, deeply perforated with fairly numerous narrow lobate lobes, the lower ones of which can be pinnately dissected with a small number of segments;the coverlet is fleshy, inside is yellow, the outside is dark green. Shadow-tolerant species. Philodendron graceful * Liana with a thick juicy stem and cord-like subordinate roots;shoots and petioles are pubescent, leaves on long petioles( up to 40 cm), large petals( about 40 cm in diameter), palmarisse-chsinye, green. Rapidly grows and multiplies easily. Philodendron blushing * Stem is thinner than in the previous species, young stems and petioles of leaves are reddish;leaves up to 20 cm long and 15 cm wide, long petioles, ovoid-thyroid, young - reddish-brown, mature - dark green with pinkish edges;the cob is white, the veil is purple. Shadow-tolerant species. Philodendron climbing * Creeping stems are thin and long, with noticeable subordinate roots;leaves up to 15 cm long and 10 cm wide heart-shaped, pointed at the tip, leathery, dark green, sometimes with a brownish tinge. Pretty unpretentious plant. Philodendron the crocodile ♦ Climbing liana;stems lignified at the base, young shoots reddish-green;petioles are green, roundish, long( up to 30 cm long), densely covered with scales, leaves large, up to 60 cm long and up to 40 cm wide, deep-draining, usually with five lobes, above monochromatic dark green, bottom with redthe pattern of veins;the coverlet on the inflorescence is bright pink, blooms in March - April. Quite unpretentious in the culture of plants. Requirement for moisture: uniform watering, abundant in summer, moderate in winter. During the active vegetation period, it is necessary to spray and wash the leaves;somewhat increased atmospheric humidity. For irrigation it is better to use soft water.
Temperature regime: heat-loving plants, it is best to feel in summer at 22 -24 ° C, in winter at 15 -16 ° C.Light mode: requires diffuse strong light, direct sunlight philodendrons do not like.
Soil requirement: optimum soil mixture from leaf, turf and greenhouse with sand in a ratio of 4: 2: 2: 1, other variants with a pH of 5.5 - 6 are possible. It is desirable to add bone meal to the substrate.
Reproduction: by cuttings, seeds, air layers;cuttings root in the sand. For rooting, heating up to 30 ° C is required.
Features: for vertical landscaping support it is desirable to wrap sphagnum.