Philodendrons Philodendrons P hilodendrons are wonderful plants - not only interesting and attractive, but also extremely easy to grow and propogate. They can tolerate low light conditions quite well, and they can also thrive in full sun if gradually moved into it. They like to be watered fairly regularly, but they can go for up to a couple of weeks indoors without being watered and still not lose many leaves.
New leaves start out a light green and become a dark forest green as they mature.
Interestingly, the stems of a thriving plant are not green, but a deep maroon color. They grow the largest leaves if fertilized, moved outside for the summer, and gradually moved from a shady area to a sunny spot. I've had good luck planting them in all kinds of pots, whether clay, plastic, ceramic, even wire with coconut mesh, as shown above. Philodendrons growing wild in the Bahamas. Look at the size of those leaves.