Philodendron

Pink Princess

Size
The pink one everyone wants. Dark, nearly black leaves with blocks of bubblegum pink through them, and no two plants the same. Give it a bright spot and a stake to climb and it keeps putting out variegated leaves. A collector's philodendron in a starter size.
$32.99 NZD
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Pink Princess has arrow-shaped leaves in very dark green, close to black, splashed and blocked with bubblegum pink. No two leaves are marked the same. The stems are deep wine red, and it climbs slowly up a support.

Growth & size

It climbs, putting out one leaf at a time from a growing tip, and the leaves get bigger once it takes hold on a moss pole or stake. In a 12cm pot it is around 25 to 30cm now, and it will go a lot taller given time. Most of the growth, and the strongest pink, comes over the New Zealand growing season from October to April.

Bright light keeps the pink

The variegation only holds up in bright indirect light. Put it somewhere dim and the new leaves will come through plain green. In New Zealand a north-facing window is the spot for it.

Toxic to cats, dogs and people if eaten. Contains calcium oxalate crystals. Comes in a 12cm plastic nursery pot.