Philodendron 'Moonlight'

Philodendron 'Moonlight' Care

Philodendron 'Moonlight'

What is the plant

Philodendron 'Moonlight' is a hybrid variety of common house plants called Philodendrons. This low growing, shrub-like plant has light-green foliage with the new leaves opening up in a bright yellow-green chartreuse color.

Philodendron is a large genus of flowering plants in the family Araceae. There are 489 species accepted in the genus. Many are grown as ornamental and indoor plants. The name derives from the Greek words philo- or "love, affection" and dendron or "tree". They are commonly called by their generic name. Philodendrons are known to have been collected from the wild as early as 1644 by Georg Marcgraf, but the first partly successful scientific attempt to collect and classify the genus was done by Charles Plumier.

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Lighting

Part Sun

Hardiness zone

max 11

Difficulty

Easy

How to Care for the Plant

Water
Through spring and summer the soil should be kept moist but during winter the soil should be allowed to dry out between waterings.
Fertilizer
The Philodendron is a plant that can grow very quickly and should be fed every month during spring and summer, especially when new leaves are growing. During the winter, feeding can take place every other month using a basic houseplant food.
Sunlight
This plant is relatively durable and it can thrive in many different conditions but it is more suited to bright light but not direct sun. It can, however, cope with low light.

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Soil
Typically any high quality, fast draining potting mix is good.
Temperature
The ideal temperature for this plant is 60-75ºF/16-24ºC. Temperatures above and beyond this could cause the plants growth to slow down.
Container
Choose a container with enough drainage holes.