Philodendron Melanochrysum

Philodendron Melanochrysum really stands out among the amazing species in the Philodendron family and is sometimes called the Black Gold Philodendron because of the beautiful golden highlights on its leaves.

Care: For the plant to produce large leaves, two things are required. On the one hand, she needs a lot of indirect light. On the other hand, P. melanochrysum needs a climbing support to attach to with its aerial roots. Only then does it grow the huge and spectacular velvety leaves.

Botanical description

Origin & distribution: Philodendron Melanochrysum comes from northern Colombia. It grows as a vine in the rainforests there at altitudes of about 300 to 1000 meters above sea level.

Threat of extinction: Not threatened

Leaves : Has a fleshy pink color before darkening to almost black with age, growing in size the taller the plant gets! As a climber, it thrives best when it has something to climb on, like a moss stake, which makes it even happier and gives it the opportunity to get its big leaves.

Philodendron melanochrysum grows unusually fast with good care and forms huge leaves in a short time. Among all the "velvet-leaved" Philodendrons, it is probably the easiest to care for. Buy a Philodendron Melanochrysum online!