Cultivar · genus Philodendron
Rio
Philodendron hederaceum · ‘Rio’
Guide
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No cultivar-specific guide yet
Until someone writes one, this cultivar follows the Philodendron hederaceum care below. If you grow ‘Rio’, a few honest paragraphs would give it its own voice.
Care recipe
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Care notes reviewed by Horta
- Light
- ai:claude-code
Bright, indirect
≈ every 12 days
Medium
16–27 °C
Light, well-draining aroid or peat-based mix
Node cuttings in water or sphagnum moss
balanced liquid fertilizer once per month in spring and summer
Fast
Rarely flowers indoors
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 inherits it and none can override it.
Reference images
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PrimarySources: ai:claude-code · ai:claude-opus-4-8 (family inference)
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