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Philodendron campii

Philodendron campii is a climbing aroid from wet tropical forests of northern South America, grown as a houseplant. It needs warm, humid conditions and bright indirect light, with soil kept lightly moist.

Family
Araceae (Arum family)
Light
Bright indirect
Water
Water when the top few centimetres of mix feel dry; avoid soggy roots.
Soil
Chunky, well-draining aroid mix with bark, perlite and peat or coir.
Temperature
18–30 °C; protect below 10 °C
How easy
Moderate
Safety
Toxic: All parts contain calcium oxalate crystals that cause mouth and throat irritation, swelling and drooling if chewed.. Toxic to cats and dogs (ASPCA).
Native range
Colombia to Peru and N. Brazil
Climate
wet tropical

About

Philodendron campii is a species of flowering plant in the family Araceae, native to Colombia, Ecuador, and Peru, and to adjoining parts of Brazil. It is found in wet tropical forests, and it is available from commercial growers as a houseplant.

Other Philodendron plants

Philodendron angustisectum · Philodendron atabapoense · Philodendron callosum · Spade Leaf Philodendron · Philodendron elegans · Blushing Philodendron · Shortstem philodendron · Philodendron gigas · Vilevine · Philodendron jacquinii · Philodendron mayoi · Philodendron mexicanum

Text excerpted from the Wikipedia article Philodendron campii by its contributors, under CC BY-SA 4.0; the excerpts and the care summary drawn from them are shared under the same licence.

The care summary was written by AI (Claude, Anthropic) from the sources on this page, with general growing knowledge where they are silent. Check before relying on it.

Life form, climate and native range: World Checklist of Vascular Plants, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew (CC BY 3.0), reformatted; see Plants of the World Online.

Pet safety from the ASPCA toxic and non-toxic plant lists.

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