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Philodendron erubescens
Also called Red Leaf Philodendron, Philodendron
A climbing aroid from Colombia with red stems and large heart-shaped leaves, widely grown as a houseplant. It thrives in bright, filtered light, warmth and humidity, and it is often sold as cultivars that grow in compact, self-heading clumps.
Philodendron erubescens, the blushing philodendron or red-leaf philodendron, is a species of flowering plant in the family Araceae, native to Colombia. It is a robust evergreen climber growing to 3–6 m (10–20 ft), with red stems and heart-shaped leaves up to 40 cm (16 in) in length. The flowers are deep red, fragrant spathes up to 15 cm (6 in) long, in summer and autumn. The specific epithet erubescens means "blushing".
With a minimum temperature of 15 °C (59 °F), in temperate regions it must be grown under glass or as a houseplant. It prefers indirect or filtered sunlight but will also tolerate lower light conditions. Similarly high humidity is ideal but it will manage with less.
More than a dozen hybrid cultivars of P. erubescens can commonly be found in cultivation, including 'Black Cardinal', 'Burgundy', 'Green Emerald', 'Green Princess', 'Imperial Green', 'Imperial Red', 'McColley’s Finale', 'Moonlight', 'Pink Princess', 'Prince of Orange', 'Red Emerald', 'White Princess', and 'White Wizard'.
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Text excerpted from the Wikipedia article Philodendron erubescens 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.
