Philodendron sodiroi 'Variegated'

Philodendron sodiroi 'Variegated' is a climbing aroid native to Colombia, with broad ovate-cordate leaves and a shallow sinus. In cultivation, it grows best in warm, humid conditions with bright indirect light and vertical support to shingle and climb. Its foliage has a matte-satin texture with a silver mottling pattern overlaid with cream-to-pale-yellow marbling or sectoral patches.

Native range

Colombia; variegated collector form in cultivation

Classification

Genus

Philodendron

Family

Araceae

Type

Variegated

Growth habit

Climbing aroid

Form of

Philodendron sodiroi

Morphology

Leaf shape

Broad ovateEgg-shaped leaves, with the wider end near the base.-cordateHeart-shaped foliage, featuring a rounded notch (sinus) where the leaf stem attaches. with a shallow sinus

Leaf length

15-25 cm

Leaf width

12-20 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

Subtly quilted, matte-satin

Variegation

Cream to pale-yellow marbling or sectors over silver mottling

Growth habit

Climbing with aerial roots at nodes