| Description | Selloum Philodendron (Philodendron bipinnatifidum) is a large, self-heading no, vining, easy-to-grow Philodendron. It can be grown as an indoor plant or landscape plant in warmer climates. Wherever it is used, this plant needs a large space. |
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| Pronunciation | (fill-oh-DEN-drun) |
| Plant Type | Indoor Foliage, Perennial Tender, Site author's observations |
| Hardiness Zone | 9-11 |
| Sunlight | bright to low |
| Moisture | average house to slightly moist |
| Growing Media | average house |
| Temperature | average house |
| Flowers | very seldom if ever flowers indoors |
| Leaves | large 1 by 2 feet or bigger, glossy green, bipinnate, deeply lobed and cut. |
| Stems | short, stout stem with lots of leaf scars, self heading |
| Roots | fiborous, aerial roots from the stout stem |
| Dimensions | large, up to 15 feet outdoors |
| Maintenance | removing dead leaves |
| Propagation | I have grown this plant from seeds. |
| Native Site | South West Brazil |
| Cultivar Origin | Given its name early in the 19th century by the Austrian botanist Heinrich Wilhelm Schott and was validated by his friend and contemporary Stephan Ladislaus Endlicher in 1837 |
| Misc Facts | Philodendrons are poisonous if eaten. The sap may irritate sensitive skin. Through DNA analysis it has been reclassified as Thaumatophyllum bipinnatifidum. WIll stick with good old fashion Philodenron Selloum AKA: , Lacy Tree Philodendron, Cut Leaf Philodendron, Tree Philodendron, Selloum Philodendron |
| Author's Notes | This Philodendron is wide spreading, making it difficult to find a growing space in a house. |
| Notes & Reference | Floridata web site |
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