Product Description:
The Philodendron Xanadu is a wonderful philodendron to grow as a houseplant. With spreading, upright growth, and deeply split leaves it’s great for adding a tropical vibe to your indoor space is an evergreen tropical plant with glossy green, deeply lobed leaves. The Xanadu plant thrives indoors and is classed as an easy-to-care-for houseplant. Also called the Philodendron Winterbourn this tropical indoor plant grows to about 5 ft. (1.5 m) high each shiny, green, leathery leaf has 15-20 distinct lobes. is a wonderful philodendron to grow as a houseplant. With spreading, upright growth, and deeply split leaves it’s great for adding a tropical vibe to your indoor space.
Light:
The philodendron enjoys bright to medium indirect light. Avoid prolonged periods of direct sunlight as it can burn the delicate leaves, causing discoloration and crispy edges.
Soil:
This tropical aroid requires an airy, moist, well-draining soil mixture that is rich in organic matter.
Water:
Water your philodendron once the top 2-3 inches of the soil have dried out.
Temperature and Humidity:
Native to tropical environments, the philodendron thrives in warm temperatures and humid conditions. Typical household temperature levels are more than adequate for the philodendron just ensure that you keep your plant away from any cold, drafty windows or air vents. For the most part, average household humidity levels are also sufficient for a philodendron although providing extra humidity for your plant can help to boost its growth.
As long as your philodendron is planted in a potting medium that is rich in organic matter it will not require any heavy fertilization. That being said, it can benefit from some light fertilization with a balanced all-purpose fertilizer throughout the spring and summer to help boost growth.
Pruning:
Regular pruning will help to ensure that your philodendron does not become leggy as pruning encourages the stems to branch. The spring and summer are the best times to prune your philodendron as it is in its active growing period. Using a pair of sterilized pruning shears, prune any stems that are particularly long. Save any stem trimmings as they can be used for propagation.
Propagating Philodendron:
These gorgeous plants may be difficult to come by, but once you have one in your possession they are easy to propagate.
- Using a pair of sharp scissors or pruning shears, take stem cuttings from a healthy philodendron ensuring that each cutting has approximately 4-5 leaves/nodes.
- On each stem cutting, remove the bottom two leaves to expose the nodes along the stem.
- Put the stem cuttings in water, ensuring just the bare stem is submerged, and then place the cuttings in a location that receives medium to bright indirect light.
- Roots should begin to develop within a few weeks. Regularly check water levels to ensure that the nodes on the bare stem are submerged at all times.
- Once the roots are at least an inch long, the cuttings can be planted back in soil.
- Before planting the cuttings, pre-moisten the soil and then bury the roots.
- For the first 1-2 weeks keep the soil consistently moist (but never soaking) to help the cuttings acclimate. Then, slowly reduce your watering until you have resumed a normal watering schedule.
Growth:
If you give your Philodendron Micas care, it will grow to an average size of 8 to 12 inches tall and 24 inches wide at its mature stage. They are considered a fast growth rate plant.
Potting and repotting:
Repot Philodendron once it gets pot or root-bound and use a pot 2-3” (5-17.5cm) larger than the old one.
