Has anyone encountered this hybrid ? Not sure what to expect. I came across it at my local nursery and I was intrigued given that, as I understand, is Columbia sp. is generally spoken in terms of being terrestrial, while bipennefolium is more of a climber. However, I do note that P. sp. Columbia it is somewhat of an enigma; it is so far is an unidentified species and not much is known about it. Additionally, Columbia is a bio diversity hotspot, given it’s combination of different types of habitats among other tropical regions, resulting in greater diversity, which I surmise makes it more difficult to speak with certainty about an identified species from this area. Bipennifolium has been observed as amorphous being epiphytic, terrestrial or in between in a greater area of South America. I think the plant I have at least is exhibiting more of a growth habit like my other terrestrial philodendrons but I’m kind of interested as to whether this specific hybrid that’s making its rounds was the result of pairing two plants that just happened to be able to pollinate or hybridized at a given time or whether there was a specific intent that they were going for, I have it planter in a long planter right now and I’m thinking it won’t be necessary to give it anything to climb. Any input ? Thx. Some pictures of the two plants in mature forms and then a box of baby hybrids…
by TexanRepatriate