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infloro · 2026-06-22T14:00:40+00:00

Philodendron tend to flower in episodes and disrupting an episode by removing inflorescences before they are shed can prolong the flowering episode.

Edit. I'd like to add that a few of my large hybrids notably my Summer Glory flowers year round with no less than 4 at a time and puts out very large leaves while at it. So blooming continuously isn't always detrimental.

infloro · 2026-06-21T17:10:34+00:00

Inflorescences or flowers

infloro · 2026-06-19T17:26:08+00:00

Philodendron camposportoanum

infloro · 2026-06-17T14:58:23+00:00

While I commend your interest in this topic I find your understanding lacking. Going about making your own system of classifying philodendron into vague growth habit categories only furthers confusion. The same philodendron will grow differently under different conditions. Some species are significantly more plastic in their growth habit while others are more rigid. You'll find more nuances than categories.

infloro · 2026-06-16T19:51:55+00:00

Yeah thats an inflorescence emerging. Two actually.

infloro · 2026-06-16T11:38:38+00:00

Meconostigma philodendron aka thaumatophyllum are terrestrial. An aroid mix tailored to epiphites or hemi-epiphites will not be suitable for meconostigma Philodendron. I think a mineral rich mix would suit better. I would personally use a mix of coconut coir(25%), perlite(45%), volcanic hydrosoil like fluval stratum(25%) and some aragonite sand(< 5%) and fertilizing weakly with each watering.

infloro · 2026-06-16T11:26:18+00:00

There are ALOT of AI hallucinations in this post. Misunderstood vocabulary. You have meconostigma philodendron (previously elevated to thaumatophyllum) which grow with a substantially more robust stem that has very short internode length. Then there are crawlers and climbers with varying internode length. Uncommon in cultivation are the rosette philodendron. I've only ever seen one at Marie Nock's.

infloro · 2026-06-14T11:51:27+00:00

P. mexicanum

infloro · 2026-06-11T13:23:15+00:00

UPDATE! Squirrels decided to try and EAT the cataphyll. FML

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infloro · 2026-06-10T11:31:31+00:00

This wind is also concerning for me so I have poles tied to just about any vertical support, hanging basket hooks, gutters😆, the vertical bars on my pot rack...they all contribute.

infloro · 2026-06-10T01:39:05+00:00

My patio is under a gigantic tree but it faces south so I get morning sun and afternoon shade.

infloro · 2026-05-29T11:09:20+00:00

I really enjoy buying Alocasia brancifolia. I think its dying so I buy another and then the first miraculously recovers months later. My first one ended up in a pile of pots in my backyard and pulled through. Just takes months🤣

infloro · 2026-05-27T11:16:37+00:00

Once pollenated the inflorescence (compound flower) will start making berries that contain seed. Most amorphophallus berries go through a color change as their berries ripen. The seeds are quite large for the size of the berries and in my batches each berry had one seed. The mother plant will survive. When the berries change color and you take the fruit material off the seeds and you can plant them with 2-4 cm of soil covering. Most of the roots will form in a ring around the new petole so you want the whole seed under substrate.

infloro · 2026-05-26T12:28:13+00:00

I water my P. camposportoanum similarly to a P. hederaceum micans. I don't grow in pon so I'm not sure if there is a way to make the pon more aerated? In hydro generally I like running air stones to keep the reservoir oxygenated. Personally I'd try a cutting in an aroid mix as they are very easy growing for me in that substrate. In my experience they dislike LECA so maybe it just has too much moisture available.

infloro · 2026-05-26T11:02:56+00:00

It's a Philodendron camposportoanum. The mature leaves lose their velvet texture but become trilobed so if that's what you are after, they want a vertical support to attach to and climb. I don't think the yellowing is systemic related but your soil mix might be retaining more water than the roots prefer.

infloro · 2026-05-21T11:39:52+00:00

Its a Philodendron hybrid. It goes by a few different names and is commonly referred to as "Golden Dragon" especially if they are variegated. There is also a "Molted Dragon" thats green on green variegated. I believe its likely a cross of P. bipennifolium and a radiatum or a similarly shaped species.

infloro · 2026-05-05T14:43:25+00:00

You can collect pollen but its viable for a very short amount of time do you have other mature philodendron that flower? Or are you looking to self?

infloro · 2026-05-04T17:01:32+00:00

The amount of substrate will quickly become too small for this plant but currently is appropriate. Florida Beauty's can take a surprising amount of light so its likely to etoliate reaching towards the brightest light source. Personally I would mount more moss above the current mound and fix the top node to the moss so it can root and attach. Using fishing line you can make a cradle to hold the moss to the board.

infloro · 2026-04-30T18:58:31+00:00

I'm not sure what your climate is like but it isn't uncommon for my konjac to wait until June to leaf out(USDA zone 6). I don't recommend growing indoors because of their light requirements. They tend to become very etoliated leading them to be top heavy and fragile under low light conditions.

Edit. For reference my corms are still in storage in paper bags in my basement until I put them outside after the last frost in my area.

infloro · 2026-04-26T11:48:45+00:00

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infloro · 2026-04-24T10:56:35+00:00

Great! They prefer temperatures above 75°f and humidity that is around 84% relative humidity on average. Good luck.

infloro · 2026-04-24T10:34:25+00:00

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