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Philodendron erubescens

Philodendron erubescens

K.Koch & Austin
Filodendro

Family: Araceae
Order: Alismatales
Class: Liliopsida
Phylum / Division: Magnoliophyta
Kingdom: Plantae

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Philodendron erubescens, the blushing philodendron or red-leaf philodendron, is a species of flowering plant in the family Araceae, native to Colombia. It is a robust evergreen climber growing to , with red stems and heart-shaped leaves up to 40 cm in length. The flowers are deep red, fragrant spathes up to 15 cm long, in summer and autumn. The specific epithet erubescens means "blushing".

Horticulture: With a minimum temperature of 15 C, in temperate regions it must be grown under glass or as a houseplant. It prefers indirect or filtered sunlight but will also tolerate lower light conditions. Similarly high humidity is ideal but it will manage with less.

More than a dozen hybrid cultivars of P. erubescens can commonly be found in cultivation, including ´Black Cardinal´, ´Burgundy´ , ´Green Emerald´, ´Green Princess´, ´Imperial Green´, ´Imperial Red´, ´McColley’s Finale´, ´Moonlight´, ´Pink Princess´, ´Prince of Orange´, ´Red Emerald´, ´White Princess´, and ´White Wizard´.

Most of these cultivars are considered “self-heading”, and not climbing; in time, they form dense, compact colonies of individual plants, originating from a single larger stalk. The species, as well as some cultivars, have gained the Royal Horticultural Society´s Award of Garden Merit.

All parts of P. erubescens are toxic due to calcium oxalate and should be kept away from pets and young children.

Source: Wikipedia, article Philodendron erubescens. Content adapted from Wikipedia, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license. Accessed on 17/07/2026.





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Record IDDateExact timeCountryProvince / departmentPlaceFilmedPhotographedRecorded vocalObservedHeardWounded or deadNumber of individualsUser or BibliographyDetail
173213807/03/2023ArgentinaBuenos AiresMorenoMarcos Augusto Lartigau
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Please use the following reference when citing this species account.
EcoRegistros. 2026. Philodendron erubescens – Species account. Accessed from www.ecoregistros.org on 19/09/2026.