I got 2 this weekend. No Name Tag
Can you help me with the ID on this one?
Some kind of Philodendron?
Love the red stem!
Hap
Looks like a philodendron to me also. Where did you find those beauties?
I got them from the flea market. Suprisingly! It is a Philodendron I was just curious if anyone had a name.
WOW, that is really a good find. Post the photos over on the plant Identification forum and someone there will surely have an answer for you.
Thanks I didnt ralize there was a forum just for that.
Are the new leaves red?
Maybe Philodendron x mandaianum.
There you go, Dave to the rescue!
Dave, I am d mailing you with some pictures, sorry to bother you but you're the go to guy for ID's. :-)
Only The stems and the veins on the back of the leaves are red. As soon as they start to open they go green.
This is one of my favorite plants ever. It is easily rooted in water and the colors are so attractive. Mine came from Ace Hardware in Jacksonville, FL.
Philodendron horizontalis. Just kidding. :)
Per Exotic Rainforest,Philodendron x mandaianum is considered an invalid name for Philodendron sagittifolium. (I don't know myself, just what I found in my searches) Judging by that, this doesn't appear to be Philodendron sagittifolium.
http://www.exoticrainforest.com/Philodendron%20sagittifolium%20pc.html
Looks to me like Philodendron 'Red Emerald', which would seem appropriate as it is one that is common in trade and would be found at those places that carry "general" plants... Home Depot, Lowe's, Ace Hardware, and smaller places that don't carry or specialize in plants in general or philos. It's been around for a number of years and is/was common in the flower industry as well from what I was told before. I have this same one which my family received nearly 25 years ago at my brothers funeral. (I still have it!!)
http://images.google.com/images?hl=en&um=1&sa=3&q=Philodendron+red+emerald
That looks like the same one I have growing all over my place. The stems are reddish and often the leaves are reddish as well. If I do cuttings they start off all green, even the stems. I've never known the name of mine. Googling the Red Emerald" I got this:
"Philodendron erubescens 'Red Emerald' - Sweetheart Plant
Climbing up to 60 foot in its rain forest habitat the Philodendrons are wonderful climbers for a shady spot (not all Philodendrons are climbers). Red shading on the new leaves and bright red leaf stalks make this cultivar particularly attractive. The common name comes from the heart shaped leaves."
Their photo looks a lot like mine.
There are so many Hybrid Philo's on the market. Here's another photo of P. erubescens "Red Emerald" http://www.plant-care.com/philodendron-red-emerald-i809.html
and the listing in Plant Files for Philodendron erubescens: http://davesgarden.com/guides/pf/go/92022/
WOW thanks for all the ideas on what Im looking at. Now if I can keep them protected for this awful cold...
Good luck with that. Have you seen the forecast for Friday night. Yikes we might as well live in Siberia.
The plant in the first photo is almost certainly a hybridized form of Philodendron erubescens although it could be a species plant since the vein structure appears right. Philodendron erubescens has the distinctive reddish petioles and is a native of Central America. The species has been used to hybridize many plants now sold with common names. I recently read the registration report for some of the common hybrids sold with the red petioles and all started with P. erubescens but now have so many other plants and hybrids involved there is virtually no way to know the parents any longer.
Carter, I'm pleased you read my page! "Mandaianum" is a name made-up that was first published in the book TROPICA by A.B. Graf, it has never been a published or accepted name by any botanical source but Graf's photos appear to be one of the many forms for Philodendron sagittifolium. This species is highly variable and takes on many leaf forms which people incorrectly assume are different species. The shape of the leaf alone is not a good way to determine the species. Look up my article on Natural Variation and the photos will illustrate why. You can find it from the homepage, just look to the lower right corner: www.ExoticRainforest.com
I've said many times Mr. Graf did a great thing for collectors but he rarely if ever verified anything and just published the name given by the grower that had the plant. I am aware of at least a dozen names in his book that are not valid but are commonly used by collectors. My mentor Dr. Tom Croat at the Missouri Botanical Garden points out new ones all the time. The book is great if you want to look at photos but be very careful about adopting any name in the book without additional research. Mr. Graf died some years ago and the publisher jut continues to publish the book with zero effort to correct the errors.
Steve
Steve, I can't really tell you how many times I've come across your website in my searches for philo (& their kin) information. I've likely read every page on your site numberous times - sometimes just to find something to read.
It's a great source of information, and I would recommend to anyone to bookmark it for future reference!
I'm glad you find it useful Carter. If you need help I'm always glad to try to find answers.
Steve