Species · genus Philodendron · Araceae

Heartleaf Philodendron

Philodendron hederaceum (Jacq.) Schott

Also known as: Heart-leaf Philodendron · Vilevine

Growth habit

climber

Native range

Honduras, Mexico Gulf, Mexico Northeast, Mexico Southwest

Reference · P. hederaceum

Cultivars of P. hederaceum

The named forms growers keep — each with its own page, each honest about how much we know.

No named cultivars catalogued under P. hederaceum yet. When growers document a stable, named form, it earns its own page here.

Guide

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Philodendron hederaceum is a climbing aroid from the warm forests of Mexico and Central America, where it scrambles up trunks as an understory plant. It wants warmth, bright indirect light rather than direct sun, and a chunky, well-draining mix. Let the top inch or two of mix dry before watering, since the roots rot if kept constantly wet.

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

Light

Bright, indirect

Water

≈ every 12 days

Humidity

Medium

Temperature

16–27 °C

Soil mix

Light, well-draining aroid or peat-based mix

Propagation

Node cuttings in water or sphagnum moss

Fertilizing

Balanced liquid feed monthly in the growing season

Growth rate

Fast

Flowering

Rarely flowers indoors

ToxicityAuthoritative · species

Toxic to cats & dogs & humans

Araceae contain insoluble calcium oxalate crystals that 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.

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Sources: 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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