Stunning Philodendron xanadu Plant - Perfect for Your Home or Office
- Common name:
- Xanadu
- Regional name:
- Marathi - Zanadu, Hindi - Xanadu
- Category:
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Indoor Plants, Groundcovers, Shrubs
- Family:
- Araceae or Alocasia family
- Light:
- Sun growing, Semi shade, Shade growing, Low light tolerant
- Water:
- Normal, Can tolerate more
- Primarily grown for:
- Foliage
- Flowering season:
- Flowers are inconspicuous
- Foliage color:
- Green
- Plant Height or length:
- 50 cms to 100 cms
- Plant Spread or Width:
- 50 cms to 100 cms
- Plant Form:
- Spreading, Upright or Erect
- Special Character:
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- Good for Cut foliage
- Good for Hedges and Borders
- Good for Edges ie very small hedge or border
- NASA plant for Indoor pollution control
- Generally available in India in quantities of:
- Over thousands
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Plant Description:
- - One of the most beautiful and compact philodendrons.
- It is perhaps the most suitabke philodendrons for modern interiors and landscapes.
- Beautiful foliage plant.
- This plant grows very compact and naturally grows round and bushy
- The leaves have a deep serration, very appealing 18 inch long, 8 - 12 inch wide.
- Slow growing plant. Takes a long time to form stems.
- Each leaf is divided into 15 - 20 lobes.
- Use as individual pot plants or as borders, for mass planting.
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Growing tips:
- - The soil should be kept moist at all times but not soggy.
- Addition of organic manures or fertilizer during the growing season will add to the lusture of leaves.
- Suitable for growing indoors as well as out doors ( in mild climates and high humidity ooastal regions.)
- Leaves are long lasting when cut and can be used as cut foliage in flower arrangements.
- Plants are relatively slow growing. They take a long time to form stems. In case they are getting long - just cut them at the onset of the monsoon. Plants will sprout back.
- If grown in containers repot every 3 to 4 years.
- Plants may get very long thick roots that grow out of the pot. These can be cut off.