Favorite Philodendron cultivars?

2 years ago

last modified: 2 years ago

Cultivars are becoming common, so I've bought I few but I'm not sure will they hold their form (and my interest) as they get bigger in East windows.

'Black Cardinal', growing, but so far is kind of boring, maybe it needs more direct sun for color differential.

'Prince of Orange', just a baby but I find color changes interesting.

'Jungle Boogie', small but already growing very fast. This looks like it will get wide and dramatic.

'Dark Lord', I've had this for a year, very cool, and it literally is one strong 44" stem going vertical. Need to find somewhere horizontal for the stem to grow.

Not terribly interested personally in variegated, maybe I'll change my mind someday.

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41 North (Zone 7a/b, NE, coastal)
2 years ago
I like Rojo Congo, it's self-heading.
popmama (Colorado, USDA z5)
2 years ago
I will second Jungle Boogie. It grows really fast. Mine even bloomed this year.

Besides that one, here is a shortlist of my non-variegated favorites.

Tortum

Sodiroi

Polypodiodes

Majestic

Camposportuanum
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HU-955880698
2 years ago
Rojo Congo for sure.
hc mcdole
2 years ago
P. Gloriosum is easy and large. Alocasia 'Frydek' has similar markings but usually goes dormant in winter.
robert567
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last year
last modified: last year
I see a lot of red to green philos, but the names may be confusing or mislabeled.

I got a small 'Cherry Red', I've read now that is just another name for 'McColley's Finale', is that true? I like 'McColley's Finale' but I usually only see larger plants. I also see the 'Rojo Congo' but only ever in very large sizes.

I see small 'Red Sun/ Sun Red' now for sale, does it have another name? I read that it is self heading according to some, but other people call it a climber. Are they talking about the same cultivar?

Odd that if you search online you get a lot of hits but the info is very generic and repetitive, like it was produced by AI.