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Common Name: Fiddle Leaf Philodendron
Species Name: Philodendron bipennifolium
Family Name: Araceae

 
Plant Facts
Origin Southeast Brazil
Sun Preference Partial
Susceptibility Leaf spot and bacterial stem rot

ID Characteristics

  • Leaf and Stem Characteristics
    • Plant Height: 6-foot diameter, 4-foot height
    • Leaves: Leaves 3-5 lobed, sagittate, dark glossy green; petioles round, flattened at base; aerial roots may emerge from or near the leaf base
   
Habitat/Ecology
USDA Cold Hardiness Zone10
NotesMost commonly used as a single specimen or as a climber