Ecuador Philodendron

Ecuador Philodendron Care

Philodendron Verrucosum

What is the plant

The Ecuador Philodendron (Philodendron verrucosum) is one of the most stylish of all Philodendrons, stealing the show in your plant collection with its deep green leaves with golden ribbing. Don’t be fooled by its good looks, though. Philodendron verrucosum care is not a piece of cake, quite the contrary.A lovely climbing container plant, the Philodendron verrucosum is relatively fussy and requires precise attention to elements like humidity and temperature. You’ll also need to be ready to adjust its lighting and watering. At the same time, a healthy Ecuador Philodendron will grow quickly and turn your indoor growing space into a beautiful green jungle in no time.

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Lighting

Part Sun

Hardiness zone

min 10b

How to Care for the Plant

Water
Your Philodendron will start to drop leaves if you don’t water it often enough. Keep it until it gets 90% dry (test the soil with your finger). Then saturate it until water starts trickling out of the bottom of the pot.
Pruning
You don’t really need to bother with this one – unless you want to keep the size down.
Fertilizer
To help your jungle baby grow, you can consider fertilizer but nothing fancy for this one. You can get away with putting some plain fertilizer 6 inches away from the base, three times a year.

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Sunlight
This is an understory plant so it doesn’t enjoy direct sunlight. You can keep it a few steps back to increase its growth rate.
Soil
Pot your Philodendron in a fast-draining soil mix to allow it to enjoy the water without sitting in it. Avoid sandy or dry soils, as well as muddy, wet ones.
Temperature
It might be a jungle plant, but Philodendron verrucosum likes it cooler actually! It grows best in winter in its Ecuadorean home, so keep it at 16-21 Celsius (around 60 Fahrenheit).