Philodendron Brandtianum

Philodendron Brandtianum is a tropical vine from South America that can grow up to 1.5 m in height indoors. Its greatest pride are beautiful, decorative heart-shaped leaves with a motley color. The average leaf length is 10 – 17 cm, but mature leaves in older specimens can reach up to 30 cm in length. They delight with a beautiful, silvery-olive color. The olive green leaf is covered in a large percentage with silver spots, only in the vicinity of the veins and at the edges there is an olive green in the form of irregular stripes. Young developing leaves take on copper shades, but with time they turn green and become intensely silver. Philodendron Brandtianum looks the most beautiful when grown at supports, then its leaves are larger and tiled beautifully to the light, presenting its attractive color in all its splendor. It will also work great when grown in hanging containers. .

Advantages of the Philodendron Brandtianum:

• climbing habit
• beautiful, heart-shaped leaves
• attractive, mottled, silvery – green color
• wanted collector’s philodendron
• easy to grow plant

Requirements:

Philodendron is an undemanding plant that is easy to grow. It prefers a position that is slightly shaded with indirect sunlight. The best temperature for him will be between 18 and 25 degrees Celsius. Avoid drafts and keep the soil constantly moist. A suitable substrate is a universal substrate. Philodendrons prefer high air humidity of about 70%. The plant should be fertilized with green plant fertilizer once every two weeks from spring to autumn.
Philodendrons, when ingested, are toxic to both humans and animals, and their sap can also be irritating to the skin.

The plant is sold in a pot with a diameter of 12 cm. Plant height measured with the pot is approx. 30-40 cm.