Philodendron melanochrysum
Philodendron melanochrysum is a species of flowering plant in the family Araceae, endemic to Colombia but widely cultivated elsewhere as an ornamental.[2][3][4]
Philodendron melanochrysum | |
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Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Plantae |
Clade: | Tracheophytes |
Clade: | Angiosperms |
Clade: | Monocots |
Order: | Alismatales |
Family: | Araceae |
Genus: | Philodendron |
Species: | P. melanochrysum |
Binomial name | |
Philodendron melanochrysum | |
Synonyms[1] | |
Philodendron andreanum Devansaye |
One of the best climbing foliage pants for a conservatory, black gold philodendron has heart-shaped leaves that are typically 25 cm long, but in ideal conditions they can grow even longer. Young plants have smaller, broader, copper-red leaves, but when established they are quite superb; they have a velvety sheen on the blackish-green surface, and beautiful, pale green veins. The rare, insignificant flowers are best removed. Grow it up a moss pole and spray regularly to create humidity. Water freely when in full growth and add a monthly liquid feed; water sparingly in winter. Susceptible to scale insects and red spider mites.[5]
References
- "Philodendron melanochrysum Linden & André". Plants of the World Online. The Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. n.d. Retrieved July 29, 2020.
- Kew World Checklist of Selected Plant Families
- Govaerts, R. & Frodin, D.G. (2002). World Checklist and Bibliography of Araceae (and Acoraceae): 1-560. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.
- Linden & André, Ill. Hort. 20: 198 (1873).
- Rosenfeld, Richard. Houseplants. New York: DK Publishing, Inc., 2004. 235.