Philodendron Ruizii luxurians hybrid lacquer-glossy quilted surface of A

lacquer-glossy quilted surface of A

A Monstera of genuinely uncertain botanical origin — discovered among the extraordinary plant collection of Roberto Burle Marx

The stems are covered in tiny

Slower-growing than the standard green form due to reduced chlorophyll

hemiepiphytic climber that undergoes a dramatic and rewarding heteroblastic transformation from youth to maturity

Philodendron Ruizii luxurians hybrid lacquer-glossy quilted surface of APhilodendron Ruizii A semi succulent climbing species native to the eastern Andean slopes from southern Colombia through Ecuador, Peru, and Bolivia, named for the 18th century Spanish botanist Hiplito Ruiz Lpez. It produces thick, elongated, strap like leaves with a heavy, leathery to almost plastic like texture that grow in a bird's nest formation from the center of the plant, with dark maroon undersides. The semi succulent constitution makes it