Philodendron 'Jose Buono'

Philodendron 'Jose Buono' is a vigorous climbing cultivar developed through selective breeding of tropical American Philodendron species. It has large, elongated foliage with bold, marbled variegation ranging from creamy white to pale yellow. As a hemiepiphyte, it grows well when provided with a support structure that mimics its natural habitat of climbing trees in warm, humid forest environments. It is a stable cultivar valued for its scale and persistent leaf patterns.

Native range

Cultivated selection

Classification

Genus

Philodendron

Family

Araceae

Type

Variegated

Growth habit

Climbing/Hemiepiphytic

Form of

Philodendron imbe

Morphology

Leaf shape

Elongated/Oblong-lanceolateLance-shaped leaves that are significantly longer than they are wide, tapering to a point at the tip.

Leaf length

Up to 60cm+

Leaf width

20-30cm

Petiole colour

Green to reddish-brown

Venation

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

Texture

Leathery/Smooth

Variegation

Bold, marbled sectoral variegation

Growth habit

Climbing