Species · genus Philodendron · Araceae

Philodendron quinquenervium

Philodendron quinquenervium Miq.

Growth habit

climber

Native range

Bolivia, Brazil North, Brazil Northeast, Brazil Southeast, Brazil West-Central, Colombia, French Guiana, Guyana, Peru, Suriname, Trinidad-Tobago, Venezuela, Venezuelan Antilles

Reference · P. quinquenervium

Cultivars of P. quinquenervium

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

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

Guide

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A climbing aroid from tropical South America, growing as an understory vine that ascends host trees in warm, humid forest. Give it bright indirect light and a support to climb, with a chunky, well-draining mix; let the top inch or two of mix dry before watering, as the roots rot if kept constantly wet. It appreciates warmth and elevated humidity.

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

High

Temperature

18–29 °C

Soil mix

Light, well-draining aroid mix with bark and perlite

Propagation

Stem cuttings with a node rooted in water or mix

Fertilizing

Diluted balanced feed monthly during active growth

Growth rate

Moderate

Flowering

Rarely flowers indoors

ToxicityAuthoritative · species

Toxic to cats & dogs & humans

Araceae contain insoluble calcium oxalate crystals, which irritate mouth and digestive tissues. 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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