The stems are a deep rich burgundy red. The tag said "Philodendron species", no originality there! Another one to add to my "No rambling roses" thread.

Australian Dollars or U.S. Dollars, it is what it is. To wildly paraphrase a John Wayne character in the movie 'Hondo', some times, a man's gotta do what a man's gotta do.

Mine of the week was a Red Lady dwarf papaya plant in BUD. $40, but I always wanted to see if I could get one to fruit in a pot, and I killed the last one I tried by ignoring it over the winter and then sticking it outside in too cool of weather. That one I started from grocery store seeds, so no big loss. I'll take better care of the expensive one.

Beautiful Philodendron, and think of the years of enjoyment you should get out of it.

BTW, thanks for the tip on cutting back the variegated Cassava, it is wildly re-sprouting and all of the cuttings are as well, although I see no roots yet on them, I'm sure they will.

This one cost $AU25.48 (how do they work out these prices?) currently $US26.07. My only worry is that Philos can change quite a bit as they get older. That price is a lot higher than an "ordinary" Philo would cost. Just lately I've paid a few high prices for plants, but mostly things that will divide/multiply or can have cuttings taken. Makes it worthwile.

Haven't seen the Red Lady Dwarf around here. At least not under that label. But that price does look scary.

About the Cassava, it has 2 "storage organs", the tubers and the stem. So the stem can keep going for quite a while on reserves. But it must eventually develop roots. The tubers when cut off won't ever sprout, they just rot.

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I can certainly relate to that!!! I have to avoid the large sales because I know they'll have something I can't live without !!lol
At the last Fairchild sale I bought a red and yellow Phaius orchid and a gigantic Tacca integrefolia which had variagated leaves . Gave 30 and 45 bucks for them and my limit is 25 lol. Most expensive I've ever bought was a Catt orchid gave 125!!!
Good luck with the Philo .You could plant several acres with the hybrids alone. One that I'm always attracted to is "Prince of Orange" Has brilliant orange new leaves which go through stages until they turn green.
Shopping is by far the most difficult part of gardening lol
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Gary, I've got the "Prince of Orange". Not a fast grower but the new leaf colour is nice. Have been thinking of putting it in a different spot in the garden, maybe a bit more sheltered.