Description
The Philodendron Florida Beauty is coveted for its unique leaf shape — it has large-lobed, five-pronged leaves, rough red petioles, and creamy white variegation. This is distinct from the Philodendron Pedatum Variegata, which has smooth, green petioles.
The variegation on the Florida Beauty Variegata is typically marbled, with yellow coloring when first unfurled, and maturing to white as the leaf hardens.
We love this plant because from the colors to the leaf shape — it is so vibrant and interesting, and is shockingly beautiful in full maturity.
Florida Beauty Stock Plant
Here are photos of the stock plant, from which this plant was cut. These photos are taken throughout the life of the stock plant, as the plant is both grown and pruned.
No image filters were used to alter the color of the plant in any way.
Current Growing Conditions
Lighting
Our plants are happily growing under full-spectrum grow lights for 16 hours a day.
Fertilizing + Watering
Our fertilizer blend is complete with all 16 essential elements (more comprehensive than the typical N-P-K that one might find in ordinary fertilizers). We love that our fertilizer blend leaves no residue in the potting material, resulting in happy and thriving plants! We dilute our fertilizer at 1 teaspoon per gallon, watered once every few days depending on each plant’s personal needs.
Propagation Method
We propagate entirely by stem cuttings, and maintain glass water chambers specifically for our plant propagations. Once we observe that a plant has developed rootlets, they are transplanted to our special in-house substrate blend!
Substrate
We’ve experimented with many substrate types, and found that our plants grow best in our special house blend: an organic kelp meal mixture, combined with rice hulls and buckwheat hulls for drainage. We’ve opted for hulls over perlite (used in our previous mix) for sustainability.
Pest Control
We regularly release beneficial nematodes (Amblyseius Cucumeris) for pest prevention and pest control.
Music
Plants under our care dig the relaxed ambiance of 🎶 Lo-Fi 🎼
Our plants are currently listening to: 🎧🌱 Lofi of 2021 🌦️🎵
Shipping
All plants will be shipped from Portland, Oregon on Monday, via USPS Priority for $15, UPS 2 Day for $30, or UPS Next Day for $55. Shipping will be combined for multiple plants if possible. Heat packs are included for free if requested in customer note at checkout.
Tracking numbers will be delivered to your email on Sunday/Monday, please verify that your email is accurate to receive all communications about your order.
For your convenience*:
USPS Priority (3-5 days) – Plants typically arrive anytime from Wednesday to Saturday.
UPS 2 Day (2 days) – Plants typically arrive by Wednesday.
UPS Next Day (overnight) – Plants typically arrive by Tuesday.
*These are only estimates of delivery days that we’ve observed, and by no means a guarantee.
Local Pickup is available for residents of Oregon. Schedule your local pickup here!
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Refunds + Live Delivery Guarantee
We sell only robust, healthy plants, and we have a guarantee for it!
If the plant is dead on arrival, we will refund you for the full amount with an unboxing video. If a package is lost or misrouted during transit, please contact us with your order and tracking number, and we’ll be happy to work with you.
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