Tropicals & Tender Perennials: Philodendron ornatum: easy/difficult? Reclassified?, 0 by ExoticRainforest

ExoticRainforest wrote:
I know a lot of growers don't like discussions that include technical material so this post is largely for those that are curious. All aroids undergo two growth phases that cause them to change. The first is known as ontogeny and is the same thing we observe when a baby human morphs from a newborn into a toddler, then to a teenager and finally into our adult years. Plants do the same thing and it is very common in aroids.

The second part happens at the same time but has a different cause. That is known as natural variation in species. If you don't care to read all the "stuff" at least scroll through the photos. You'll get the idea and I would bet many will be very surprised.

http://www.exoticrainforest.com/Natural variation within aro...

Every plant in the group below is the exact same species (Philodendron pedatum) due to natural variation.

Steve