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Plant guide · Philodendron

Philodendron erubescens

Also called Blushing philodendron

At a glance

From

£6.99 for Pink Princess, the cheapest form today

Forms

2 forms and cultivars

Light

Still grows at 20 · saturates at 330 µmol/m²/s

Measured on Philodendron hederaceum B

Forms and cultivars 2

Each form shows its light value and where it was measured: ● on this form itself, ○ on the form or species named in the line. Grades: A Measured directly, B Indirect, C Distant.

Other color type 2

  • Pink Princessfrom £6.99

    Still grows at 20, saturates at 330 µmol/m²/s · measured on green Philodendron hederaceum C

  • Pink Princess Marblefrom £6.99

    Still grows at 20, saturates at 330 µmol/m²/s · measured on green Philodendron hederaceum C

Light

Still grows at 20 · saturates at 330 µmol/m²/s

Measured on Philodendron hederaceum B

Still grows at
very dim · ~1,100 lux
Leaves saturate at
some direct sun · ~18,000 lux
The light scale

Scale in µmol/m²/s, linear from 0 to 800. Lux are read as daylight: 1 µmol/m²/s is about 54 lux.

  • Very dim: up to 25
  • Dim to medium: 25–100
  • Bright, no direct midday sun: 100–300
  • Some direct sun: 300–700
  • Direct sun: above 700

Hold a phone light-meter app at the leaf, by day. Lux are read as daylight: 1 µmol/m²/s is about 54 lux. Try , , or lux.

Care

Potting mix

  • Cuttings rooted longest in pure coco coir (about 28 cm in 3.5 months) and in coir mixed 1:1 with sphagnum moss; pure perlite gave the shortest leaves and the lowest fresh weight.

    A Measured directlyMeasured on this species

Propagation

  • In a winter glasshouse, keeping the rooting medium at 24 °C or warmer raised the rooting grade of heart-leaf philodendron cuttings after 7 weeks from 2.1 to 2.8 on a 1–4 scale.

    B IndirectMeasured on Philodendron hederaceum