Philodendron

Description:

Philodendrons in indoor pots seldom bloom, and I was amazed at this plant's lovely aroid "flower!" The flower here is about 10" high, and the green leaf is about 14" long.The whole plant is in the form of a vine, several feet long. It's reaching for the darkness of my roof eaves, a trait called scototropism.

Habitat:

This philodendron is a secondary epiphyte, which began as rooted vine growing upward from the ground into a small tree. It will later break its connection to the ground -- if this tree can support it, that is! This is a really heavy plant, just outside my house at the edge of the forest.

Notes:

There are as many as 489 species of philodendron, and the same plant may have different leaf shapes as it grows.