Juvenile Florida Ghost Plant

Philodendrons are found from the tropical americas to the west indies.

Juvenile florida ghost plant. Florida ghost is a sport of p. Monotropa uniflora also known as ghost plant or ghost pipe or indian pipe is an herbaceous perennial plant native to temperate regions of asia north america and northern south america but with large gaps between areas. And every leaf on the plant contains several lobes. They can even vary strikingly from juvenile to mature leaves.

The stems are a lot longer than other philodendron plants. The leaves stand out because not all are shaped the same. In fact the name philodendron means tree hugger in greek. The unique plant is an evergreen hybrid and it s a vine climber.

These leaves can grow from 4 to 8 inches long. Like most succulents the ghost plant is a low maintenance specimen when you meet its basic growing requirements sharp drainage abundant sunlight and scant irrigation are the keys to a healthy ghost plant that will soon be producing new offshoots for you to propagate. Would you like cute little ghosts flying around on a plant pot. Planting multiples on a large totem or climbing a tree produces a sparkly appearance when the different color leaves sway in the wind.

Florida and also has red and scaly petioles but the leaves emerge white or light green and harden off to dark green. New leaves of this wonderful plant start out white and transform to yellow followed by green after a week or so. Height of an average plant ranges between 2 to 4 feet. Florida ghost is an amazing new red stem introduction.

Compared to many other genus philodendrons are very diverse. Juvenile florida ghost philodendron starts with white spooky foliage which turns into yellow and lime green as it matures. The leaves of different philodendron species vary as well. I m fairly new to this and would like to ask for advice on this plant i m thinking of purchasing.

Sometimes these leaves have variegation on them. Yuen wu getty images how to grow ghost plant. The philodendron florida ghost philodendron pedatum comes from the plant family araceae. Philodendron florida ghost features foliage and stem.

They can be any form from tiny little rambing plants to enormous behemoths that race to the tops of the tree canopy. At this stage these juvenile leave look nothing less like a tiny ghost floating on the red stems. The seller is saying that it is a florida ghost but when i did my research on the internet it said that their new leaves are supposed to be white hence the name. Florida ghost plant more from this shop see all items from this shop philodendron wernii legendsofmonstera 280 00 free shipping favorite add to philodendron red emerald legendsofmonstera.

Rare variants may have a deep red color. The philodendron florida ghost is a rare aroid. The plant is sometimes completely waxy white but often has black flecks or pale pink coloration. It is a recently introduced hybrid of two other philodendrons.