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Split leaf Philo dormant?

20 years ago

Hey,

I got a S.L. Philodenren a while back, and it had about three nice sized leaves, and then two smaller leaves grew when it was in my room, not split though, and so i vut off the new small leaves and put it out on my porch where it would get more light, and then once i did that, two of the giant leaves got brown and so i chopped them. Then winter came around and its not doing anything, so I took it to my school greenhouse, and it is still not doing a thing. So now its only got one giant leaf. What would be the best way to promote new exotic groth beside fertilizing, etc.? thanks

~Mark

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tropicalfreak
20 years ago
was probably too much light when you mived it.. they like mostly shade/
MarkMark6464
Original Author
20 years ago
Well, at first it was getting too little light in my room, but then in was getting moderate light on my porch, but now in the greenhouse they are under a bench where it is shaded, so I dont think that is the problem.

~Mark
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kjtessanne
20 years ago
I'm not sure I understood correctly, but did you say you cut off the new leaves because they were not split? If so, please know that the leaves do not split until they mature. The new leaves will be whole, and as they grow they will develop the splitting. You may have shocked the plant by cutting off its new growth. Just a thought.

Kim

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