Philodendron atabapoense 'Pink Variegated'

Philodendron atabapoense 'Pink Variegated' is a climbing aroid native to the Amazonas region of Venezuela. The trade consistently calls this colour break ‘Pink Variegated’ rather than a generic ‘Variegated’, since a soft rose-pink is the dominant, defining tone rather than an incidental accent. It has elongated sagittate to hastate leaves with subtle posterior lobes and a smooth green petiole, showing sectoral and marbled variegation that combines pink with secondary cream and mint tones; new leaves emerge with a pronounced coral-pink blush. It needs warmth, high humidity, bright indirect light, and a vertical support to grow well.

Native range

Venezuela (Amazonas); pink variegated collector form in cultivation

Classification

Genus

Philodendron

Family

Araceae

Type

Variegated

Growth habit

Climbing aroid

Form of

Philodendron atabapoense

Morphology

Leaf shape

Elongated narrow sagittateArrowhead-shaped leaves, with pointed lobes at the base pointing downwards. to hastateSpearhead-shaped leaves, with basal lobes pointing outward at right angles rather than downward.

Leaf length

35-60 cm

Leaf width

10-18 cm

Petiole colour

Green

Venation

PinnateVeins or lobes arranged like a feather, branching out symmetrically on both sides of a single main central vein.

Texture

Smooth, glossy

Variegation

ChimericVariegation caused by a cell mutation. Often produces high contrast but can be unstable and revert to all-green. sectoral/marbled variegation with soft rose-pink as the dominant tone, plus secondary cream and mintVariegation featuring a speckled, marbled, or light pastel-green pattern. sectors; propagates true only from a cutting taken at a variegated node

Growth habit

Climbing with aerial roots