Gloriosum Philodendron

Gloriosum Philodendron Care

Philodendron 'gloriosum'

What is the plant

Gloriosum – What an incredible landscape plant! This amazing terrestrial philodendron sports velvety green heart shaped leaves with extensive cream-colored veins. The leaves reach 3 feet in height while the stem remains Underground. Pretty amazing right? This is a terrestrial variety that actually grows underground, while sending up an array of beautiful folliage making this Philodendron increadibly easy to maintain. Gloriosum makes an excellent container plant as well as a leafy landscape plant for the tropical garden. These are very healthy tropical plants with well established root system.

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Humidity

Normal

Lighting

Part Sun

Temperature

16°C - 28°C

Hardiness zone

11 - 11

Difficulty

Medium

How to Care for the Plant

Water
When growing philodendron plants, allow the top inch of soil to dry out between waterings. The length of your index finger to the first knuckle is about an inch, so inserting your finger into the soil is a good way to check the moisture level. Droopy leaves can mean that the plant is getting too much or not enough water. But the leaves recover quickly when you correct the watering schedule.
Fertilizer
Feed philodendron houseplants with a balanced liquid foliage houseplant fertilizer that contains macro-nutrients. Water the plant with the fertilizer monthly in spring and summer and every six to eight weeks in fall and winter. Slow growth and small leaf size is the plant’s way of telling you that it isn’t getting enough fertilizer. Pale new leaves usually indicate that the plant isn’t getting enough calcium and magnesium, which are essential micro-nutrients for philodendrons.
Sunlight
Set the Philodendron in a location with bright, indirect sunlight. Find a position near a window where the sun’s rays never actually touch the foliage. While it’s normal for older leaves to yellow, if this happens to several leaves at the same time, the plant may be getting too much light. On the other hand, if the stems are long and leggy with several inches between leaves, the plant probably isn’t getting enough light

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Soil
Philodendrons do best in loose, well-drained soil that is high in organic matter. They will grow in 100% sphagnum peat moss. Soilless mixtures such as peat-vermiculite or peat-perlite are also satisfactory.
Temperature
The ideal temperature for a philodendron is between 65 – 78°F during the day, and around 60°F at night.
Additional
Just like other philodendrons, this plant has high levels of calcium oxalate causing toxicity. Ingestion may lead to irritation and ulceration of the throat and oesophagus region. We always advise keeping kids and pets away from the plant