Species · genus Philodendron · Araceae
Black-gold Philodendron
Philodendron melanochrysum Linden & André
Cultivars of P. melanochrysum
The named forms growers keep — each with its own page, each honest about how much we know.
No named cultivars catalogued under P. melanochrysum yet. When growers document a stable, named form, it earns its own page here.
Guide
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A climbing aroid from the warm, humid forests of Colombia, this Philodendron grows as a tropical understory plant that scales tree trunks with its long velvety leaves. Give it warmth, a moss pole or support to climb, and bright indirect light rather than direct sun. Water when the top inch or two of mix has dried, letting the surface approach dryness between waterings to avoid rot in its coarse, fast-draining mix.
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
Airy, moisture-retentive aroid mix with bark and sphagnum
Stem cuttings with a node rooted on a damp pole
Diluted balanced feed monthly in spring and summer
Moderate
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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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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