Any Philodendron Lovers out there? A topic about houseplants.

Although I generally have a couple of houseplants inside regardless of where I'm living, but lately, philodendrons have captured my interest.

They have very attractive leaves and even the more obscure types are very easy to grow.

So thought this would be a good topic for everyone!!!

I love houseplants and also, watch youtube videos on how to care for the few that are here (plan to get a lot more!) in the best way possible.

Would love to hear from others!

Sincerely,
Elisabeth

These things? They are very common and very easy to care for.

They don't need constant watering and they will get big and climb all over your home, inside or outside, if you let them.

https://www.plantopedia.com/philodendron/

I got 'em. I have a corner fireplace in my living room that has limited light. I have one growing on each side of the mantle. They are so easy peasy to grow. I rooted cuttings and planted the pots to look fuller. The leaf coloring is variegated and have a waxy sheen.

My mom used to have several of them in the house next to every window that had natural light coming in.

Almost every week she is picking off the yellow and brown leaves and the more yellow and brown leaves she remove, the bigger these plants get.

She will put nails in the wall so the branches have ways to climb up the wall and to the ceiling.

They are very popular in Europe. You go to buildings and homes and churches that have been around for years and these plants are covering entire outsides of them, several feet thick, so a thick a person walkign into them can disappear because them plants most likely been growing freely for decades or even centuries.

In Italy we call them Edera (Hedera) which translate to Ivy:

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hedera_helix

They are considered Invasive Species in some parts of the world and the USA:

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hedera...vasive_species

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hedera..._Hyde_Park.JPG

I would love a few! Plants always take over my porch but hadn't moved inside yet.

Plants are actually good for the inside of the house and for the health and well being of us humans.

They are natural air filters and purifiers.

Nasa did an experiment once:

https://ntrs.nasa.gov/search.jsp?R=19930072988

Plants are indispensable to human life. Through photosynthesis, they convert the carbon dioxide we exhale into fresh oxygen, and they can also remove toxins from the air we breathe.

One famous NASA experiment, published in 1989, found that indoor plants can scrub the air of cancer-causing volatile organic compounds like formaldehyde and benzene. (Those NASA researchers were looking for ways to effectively detoxify the air of space station environments.) Later research has found that soil microorganisms in potted plants also play a part in cleaning indoor air.

Based on this research, some scientists say house plants are effective natural air purifiers. And the bigger and leafier the plant, the better. “The amount of leaf surface area influences the rate of air purification,” says Bill Wolverton, a former NASA research scientist who conducted that 1989 plant study.

Wolverton says that, absent expensive testing, it’s impossible to guess how many plants might be needed to clean a room of its contaminants. But he usually recommends at least two “good sized” plants per 100 square feet of interior space. “The Boston fern is one of the most effective plants for removing airborne pollutants, but it is often difficult to grow indoors,” he says. “I usually recommend the golden pothos as my first choice, since it is a popular plant and easy to grow.”