u/PersephonesChild82

I'm Just Proud of the New Leaves on Ruby
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I'm Just Proud of the New Leaves on Ruby

I bought this little Teneke Ruby on 75% off clearance at Lowes about a month ago, and decided to grow it on my patio (zone 10), where it gets direct sun for about little over half the day. It's has grown two BRIGHT scarlet leaves in the high-light conditions. So pretty.

u/PersephonesChild82 — 3 days ago

Who Did I Buy?

Was in the garden center at Walmart yesterday to grab a patio pot, and they had a table with a bunch of houseplants in the outside section. This guy caught my attention. Based on the very hairy petoles and elongated leaf shape, I am thinking juvenile Philodendron squamiferum, but would love opinions from folks who have seen them in person before.

Also, ignore the light patches: it's not verigation. It got sunburned because it was in an area with no shade cloth. The poor Orange Flash and Syngonium plants on the same table were pretty bleached out too. The leaves that didn't get half-cooked are a uniform medium green, and the new growth is a bright apple-green.

u/PersephonesChild82 — 4 days ago