Sorry If You Buy More Plants After This 😬 PHILODENDRON Collection Tour, Growth Updates + FUN FACTS 🌱 

Hey Claire! I'm replying to your comment directly because I have some input on what it might be that other people haven't really said yet. As I see right now most people say it's a cross between billietiae and atabapoense, which I personally disagree with. I believe it's neither an atabapoense (dark more muted leaves, red abaxials), a billietiae (orange petioles that are way thicker than the petioles of your plant, and thicker leaves as well), nor is it a cross/ billietiae black (dark leaves with purple-black abaxials, also the petioles on yours look less rigid to be any of these three). The leaf and (even the way the petiole curves) looks so so similar to the burle marx but the growth habit tells me that it isn't, the burle marx just has much more compact, "chaotic" internodes than most philodendrons. There are a number of burle marx lookalikes, which is why it's probably gonna be difficult to identify this with 100% certainty. One of the two that I know of is the philodendron sagittifolium, but the leaves on those seem much more v-shaped and less paddle-y. The other one is the philodendron acutatum, which imo bears the most resemblance to yours, but there still seems to be a slight difference with the acutatum being more ruffled than yours. But maybe that comes with maturity so there's really no telling. And as I said before, there's probably so many other burle-marx lookalikes since green-leafed paddle philodendrons seem to be a common philodendron in the wild (all of the colorful cultivars we have all originated from green versions that are in the wild, like how the painted lady is a colorful version of the red emerald philodendron). I'm def not an expert and I'm not saying that it is an acutatum with 100% certainty, so I suggest that you at least look into what the acutatum looks like and draw your own conclusions from there. I hoped I at least took billietiae and billietiae × atabapoense off of the list though

I think it's a paraiso verde or a cross with it to be honest - the atabo x billie cross still tend to have orangey petioles, and have dark leaves - often called a billietiae dark. To me this doesn't really have any atabopoense in it as it lacks the maroon backs and the silvery dark leaves. Mystery! Beautiful no matter x

@@you_gullible_fucc feels weird replying to your name haha 😂 but totally agree 👌🏻

Came to say what “you gullible f” said. It doesn’t seem to have the same traits as either a billi or atabapoense. It’s something else

@@you_gullible_fucc I do think this is a billietiae hybrid. If you look closely there is orange in the petiole which makes it likely there is some Billie in there. I will say that an atabapoense hybrid should have more color in the abaxial but we should also be aware that not all hybrids are created equal. You can have completely different characteristics with the same cross, even from the same parents. I don’t think she’ll ever have a 100% ID without testing but i think it’s likely it has some Billietiae in the parentage.

Thank you, I'm really glad you found it useful 💚

Here to thank you for this format. I learned so much and will relisten a couple of times.

Thank you so much! I try to keep them separate from my other plants (as in not putting them right in the middle of others) but as my collection grows, actually isolating new plants in an individual space is near impossible. I always make sure to check them over super thoroughly, and continue to check for the coming weeks 💚

@@TheJungleHaven thank you for taking the time 🙏☺️ That sounds more realistic and sustainable for me too 😀 I usually treat mine with essential oils, Neem and hydrogen peroxide as soon as I take them home anyway unless they are too wet and need to dry first. I feel more at ease like that :) Than I keep them far from other plants for up to a week or so.. If I were to notice something wrong with my plant I would isolate it though

@@TheJungleHaven You are so lovely ✨🪴

Others have said the same, I'm thinking perhaps an atabapoense x billietiae?

@@TheJungleHaven apparently it hasn't been confirmed that cross actually exists, despite sellers labelling plants as such. The plant being sold as Atabapoense x billitiae is also called Billitiae dark form. But that doesn't look like the dark form either... your plant looks closer to the Billietiae, but it doesn't look like a Billietiae. If that makes sense. 🙃

Oh dammit, I'm a numpty (copied and pasted the template and forgot to proof read) 😂 thank you for letting me know! I made a moss pole just like that in my last repot and chat video 💚

@@TheJungleHaven yes, I read the other comment, and I’m on my way there just as soon as I’ve finished this one ;) thank you

Ooooh interesting... Maybe it's not then...

I made it (super easy to do), I made a one in a repot and chat recently: ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-As4IHg975yg.html 💚

Are those the ones that are rly hard to grow? I’ve not dared yet

I love ferns too, but have not been successful. I'm hoping when my epiprenum pinnatum and anthurium pedatoradiatum mature they will satisfy my desire for feathery foliage.