Species · genus Philodendron · Araceae
Philodendron Gloriosum
Philodendron gloriosum André
Also known as: Velvet Philodendron
Cultivars of P. gloriosum
The named forms growers keep — each with its own page, each honest about how much we know.
No named cultivars catalogued under P. gloriosum yet. When growers document a stable, named form, it earns its own page here.
Guide
The species-level account. Cultivar pages build on this and say where they differ.
Philodendron gloriosum is an aroid from the Colombian tropical understory; rather than climbing high, it creeps along the ground sending out velvety, heart-shaped leaves. It wants warm, bright but indirect light and an airy, well-draining mix kept lightly moist — water only when the top inch or two of the mix has dried. As a forest-floor plant it favours humid air and rots easily if left sitting wet, so hedge toward drier between waterings.
Care recipe
The species record — the baseline every cultivar inherits unless it says otherwise.
Care notes are early — not yet verified
- Light
- ai:claude-opus-4-8
- Water
- ai:claude-opus-4-8 (range 7-12d)
- Humidity
- ai:claude-opus-4-8
- Soil
- ai:claude-fable-5
- Care
- ai:claude-fable-5
Bright, indirect
≈ every 12 days
High
18–29 °C
Loose, breathable aroid mix with bark, perlite and some peat
Rhizome cuttings with an active growth point
Diluted balanced feed monthly during active growth
Slow
Rarely flowers indoors
Toxic to cats & dogs & humans
Araceae contain insoluble calcium oxalate crystals, which irritate the mouth and digestive tract if chewed. This is where toxicity lives: every cultivar of this species inherits it and none can override it.
Reference images
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A few clear photos — habit, a mature leaf, a flower if it blooms — would give this page its eyes.
Add imagesSources: ai:claude-opus-4-8 · ai:claude-opus-4-8 (range 7-12d) · ai:claude-fable-5 · ai:claude-opus-4-8 (family inference)
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