Philodendron Burle Marx An ABSOLUTE MUTANT 

Can’t believe this went up just as I’m trying my hardest to save my crappy cutting 😭

My Burle Marx has grown so big that I’m overwhelmed to where to start to cut and prune! It’s vining and growing aerial roots like crazy it’s like a mutation upon mutation… 😅

My green Burle Marx is a beast. It’s grown so big it’s out of control. My variegated one is very slow growing but it’s so pretty. I’m enjoying watching them grow.

Love growing in on my aquariums... Excellent plants for beginner aquariums.

I'm studying horticultural management on uni and i'm reading up on plant hormones right now and when reading about cytokinins i was immediately reminded of this video. My book (Plant propagation. Principles and practices. Hartmann & Kester) says that transgenic plants that overexpress the gene 'ipt', show increased levels of cytokinins and thereby show a growth pattern of reduced height(i guess short internodes), increased lateral branching and reduced chlorophyll destruction (deep green color). So i was reminded of this crazy plant and the short internodes and crazy growth pattern. It would be cool to do some research if this guy does, in fact, have this ipt gene :)

I put mine on a moss pole, the weird growing pattern gets even weirder ans easier to see. The plant produced crazy amount of root growth and climbed everywhere. The pole is very bushy thanks to the unic pattern of growth.

thanks for this post. reminds me to repot my variegated Burle Marx

These things grow enormous. Took a cutting from my grandfather's place that made 3 separate medium plants and his absolute monster of a plant pretty much looked the same after I chopped it.

I got mine expecting it to be more of a bushy plant, but though it has that same growth pattern you are seeing it clearly wanted something to climb. I added a moss pole a few months ago and it is thriving! I still see at least one new growth point (usually 2 or 3) next to every new leaf, and it rooted into the moss pole easily. Definitely one of my unexpected favorites! It looks so nice with the moss pole and stays bushy and full.

Lovely have it the green ones

As a landscape architect this was a must have plant in my collection

That video reassured me, I got a P. Burle Marx variegata cutting last spring from somebody who obviously clones their plant a lot and seeing how it grew made me wonder if the plant was acting up because of high stress or something. I've now repotted it into a 6 inch pot and it's growing like a beast, its leaves are getting bigger and I chose my specimen well as it's almost 50/50 green and yellow and very stable even though it'll pop a 100% green (or lime/yellow) leaf once in a while. I'm not that much into variegated plants either but this one is a stunner, with variegation ranging from lime to yellow and nearly white all on the same plant! On a side note, I grow about thirty different Philodendron species and cultivars and ''Splendid'' is also one of my favourites. It's gorgeous, its leaves are getting big quite quickly, never had any pests, it's super easy to grow, it's vigorous and it seems to do well no matter what it's conditions are. I've kept mine in a very small pot for too long and it was still doing great. Recently chopped and prop'ed it as I feel like it's a very rewarding plant, so I'll be giving out a few of them on Christmas!

Yes mine is growing crazy like this too , you can really propagate easily !

It is a crazy growing plant! I have one that’s grown long and it’s challenging to train or manage on a pole.

Mine is wild too and when a green life come out i chop it out i sold a big cutting with lots of roots for 40 buck

I just ordered a cutting from a small shop. I’m so excited to watch it grow.

I also love mine.Its variegated with a lot of green leaves as well. Thinking of trimming it down but agree with all those nodes. Really unique and also easy going

Such an epic plant

I stole a cutting from my buddy’s backyard in Miami. With so many nodes and growth points I didn’t know where to cut it 😂. It’s hardy too. It survived living in a wine glass for a few days, TSA, and a flight in my carry-on.

Love the video cool plant

My burle Marx wasn't doing well until I put it outside this last summer it became super bushy. I've recently got a small variegated cutting I hope it does as well as the green.

Mine isn't as compact as these ones, but it's still just as crazy , I like to compare the growth pattern to coral, it looks like it's from another world 😊

My lemon lime philo (the upright type) grows like this too, it's wild!

Watch this video a while back and you sold me on this plant. For some reason it's been harder to find a plain green one then a variegated one that I'm not willing to pay extra for considering it's so unstable. Well today I found a thick bushy mutant green one for $20 in a 6-inch pot and immediately referred back to this video! Normally I don't do this but I even told him at the little independent plant store I got it from that this poor thing is going to be getting surgery as soon as it gets home LOL! Some for me some for Mom some for my sisters! LOL

Thank you for sharing have a blessed day beautiful plants

that plant intimidates me.

I was thinking mine must have been pruned a lot before selling it at Home Depot. It's just a cluster of growth points. I didn't have mine long enough to figure out the growth patterns but from what I see out there it splits in many branches and it's bushy.

oh hey i have this one it does really well!! it looks really wierd (mine is quite a bit taller but still has the whacky nodes)

Burlemarx have similar plant growth with Philodendron temptation and Philodendron squamiferum

My philodendron shang ri la is kinda growing similarly to this.

Omg my burle Marx is a spaz too!! It don't give AF, it will grow out of a leaf growing out of a new leaf , coming out of a unfurled leaf growing out of a stem out of a stem coming out of a Arial root growing out of a 1 inch plant lol

Time to find me one 😁

My variegated has been doing better then my green. Ended up killingthe original plant but I get enough reverting in my variegated I dot worry. Just snip and prop. Great plant and can tolerate a lot of light

i have one of these, got it as a cutting from a friend and i've kept it in water, but it somehow still grows crazy roots and new leaves even in just water (no liquid fertilizer or anything). i've decided to keep it there for now as opposed to moving it to soil because its rapid growth scares me LOL

It's like every P. Burle Marx is a crested plant.

Hey ... I saw a mealy bug near the base of your philo at @4:27. 😬

It’s strange because my Burle Marx doesn’t have as much growth points and it isn’t that compact. I’ve always given it plenty of light but it tends to grow upwards and each leaf is somewhat spaced out

Pls review Philo Wend-imbe too which has the same growth pattern

You were talking about a crested succulent. 😉

Has any one gotten transparent leaves out of your butler max?

Philodendron selloum, usually sold as “Hope,” and its close relative, sold as Xanadu, also can be found exhibiting the same intense crowded growth habit. There are probably many more. It is possibly the result of heavy grower fertilization and optimal growing conditions. 😺✌️

But where do I cut it? I got one without knowing .... that... it's going green and the internet keeps saying: cut back to the last variegation... and I am here like... "If you saw what I'm seeing...."

We need another giant pothos update please!!!!!

This plant isn't a GMO plant is it? I'm curious though, would someone be willing to send me a cutting or small potting? I would love to see how it grows.

When is the propagation video coming ?

The rat king!

This growth pattern is from it being a tissue cultured plant. It wouldn't look like this on the mother plant.

I am too old for this stuff. I have this capsicum, Purple Tiger aka Trifetti. It has leaves with white, purple, bright green, green and a bit black, if in full sun. Oh maybe some shades of white going into the cream/yellow. My eyes are CONFUSED!!! And why do you call something with 7 colored leaved TRI--fetti?!

Mine is growing tall though not getting the spherical growth as much

Philodendron wend imbe does that too.

I've seen some variation of squamiferum with the same compact and knobby internodal space. Actually, I own one, so I can say that there has been internodes with confusingly numerous growth points, which is why I have difficulty propogating it

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