General Landscape Uses: Specimen plant, climber on trees and structures, living screen
Ecological Restoration Notes: A late-successional species that adds structural complexity and biodiversity to a recovering forest. It is a sign of a maturing ecosystem.
Description: Climbing (hemiepiphytic) philodendron
Dimensions: Height 3 – 5 ft.; Spread 2 – 4 ft.
Growth Rate: Fast
Native Range: Caribbean, South America
Native Habitats: Tropical rainforests
Soils: Well-draining
Nutritional Requirements: Moderate
Salt Water Tolerance: Low
Salt Wind Tolerance: Low
Drought Tolerance: Low
Light Requirements: Part Sun
Flower Color: White
Flower Characteristics: Spathe and spadix
Flowering Season: Spring to summer
Fruit: Compound infructescence — essentially a cluster of berries packed tightly together
Wildlife and Ecology: Microhabitat creation
Horticultural Notes: Grown from cuttings
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