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Philodendron?

Blue OnionBlue Onion Posts: 2,995
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Is this houseplant really a philodendron, as the label states?   It doesn't look like Philodendron Selloum.  Is it actually a Monsteras?  That is what I thought it was until I looked at the label.  It's from a big box DIY store, but the label is from the growers.  

It's a rescue, so I am going to let it spend a few weeks in bright indirect light before doing anything with it.  I did tie it up because it was flopped out about 5 feet wide.. probably due to being indoors under nothing but high ceiling fluorescent lights.  





Utah, USA.

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  • Blue OnionBlue Onion Posts: 2,995
    Haha.. thanks @pansyface.  As my children have grown (now 11 and 8), I find myself rescuing ever larger houseplants from the 50% off shelf.  My fiddle leaf fig from last summer is now nearing the ceiling, soon to be halved and propagated to create a forest around my couch.  The rubber tree from the same cart isn't nearly as large, yet, but I plan for it to eventually make a proper tree.  Now with this monster.. probably a feature for the living room as well.  Visitors will have to push through a dense jungle to find a seat.  
    Utah, USA.
  • Balgay.HillBalgay.Hill Posts: 1,089
    You'll know as it grows. A Monstera will grow upwards, whilst a Philodendron will grow more like a vine i would think.
    Sunny Dundee
  • Arthur1Arthur1 Posts: 542
    it’s Monstera deliciosa. Super house plant. Will produce edible fruit eventually if you are lucky.
  • thevictorianthevictorian Posts: 1,279
    I agree monstera. Still a nice plant.
  • lizzieRlizzieR Posts: 3
    Definitely Monstera Deliciosa. You might have to chain it down…I just read an article in The Guardian about plant thefts on the increase! Some are changing hands for about £40k!!
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