Philodendron mexicanum

Philodendron mexicanum is a climbing species with a wide native range spanning from Mexico down to western Colombia, distinguished by deeply lobed, arrow-shaped mature leaves with a distinctive wavy, undulating margin. Juvenile leaves are simpler and heart-shaped, developing the characteristic lobing and wave as the plant matures and climbs. Its variegated selection layers cream-white sectoring over this same undulating leaf shape.

Native range

Mexico to western Colombia (humid tropical rainforest understory)

Classification

Genus

Philodendron

Family

Araceae

Type

Wild

Growth habit

Climbing/vining

Morphology

Leaf shape

Deeply lobed, arrow-shaped with wavy margin when mature

Leaf length

20-35 cm

Leaf width

15-25 cm

Petiole colour

Green

Venation

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

Texture

Semi-glossy

Variegation

N/A, solid deep green blade with a distinctive wavy margin; the variegated form adds cream-white sectoring over this baseline

Growth habit

Climbing vine with aerial roots