Philodendron erubescens 'Red Emerald'

Red Emerald (Philodendron erubescens "Red Emerald") is a hybrid philodendron with attractive foliage. The leaves are red when new, turning a shiny dark green in maturity. The undersides may have a coppery tinge. Even Red Emerald's stems, or petioles, are red. It climbs to 60 feet in the rainforest but, in cultivation it remains near 12 feet in height. Red anthuriumlike flowers round out the show when you grow Red Emerald philodendron. Red Emerald philodendron thrives when temperatures are between 70 and 90 degrees Fahrenheit and declines when they dip below 60 or climb over 95 degrees. For the best color, grow Red Emerald philodendron in high light. Growers, who measure light in foot-candles, suggest that, for the best color, provide Red Emerald with 150 foot-candles of light. This is comparable to what you find in a typical American classroom, with overhead fluorescent lighting. Red Emerald is a rainforest plant and requires lots of humidity. Place a humidifier in the room where you grow the plant, or mist it frequently throughout the day with water from a misting bottle. It is especially important to keep the air moist if you run a furnace or air conditioner. Keep the planting medium moist at all times, applying more water when the weather is hot and cutting back when it cools off.

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  Partial shade

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  Frequent watering

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  Not Frost hardy

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  Free draining