Philodendron burle-marxii

A climbing evergreen perennial vine growing up the trunks of trees in tropical forests of Colombia, Ecuador and Brazil. It produces glossy, elongated, heart-shaped, textured leaves to over 30cm long on mature plants. In cultivation it is a moderately fast grower, producing 30-60cm of new growth per year in ideal conditions. Plants can reach 1.2m high and across. It is reluctant to produce flowers in cultivation, but can produce flowers when mature and in ideal conditions, consisting of a sheath-like spathe, white on the inside, flushed red at the base, and green on the outside, which surrounds a white spadix or column. The foliage of the typical form is all green, while there is a variegated form in green and yellow