Origin
Brazil
Light
Bright indirect
Watering
Weekly
Care
Expert
Flowering
Foliage
Philodendron Pink Princess
With dark leaves splashed in bubblegum pink, no two alike, the Philodendron Pink Princess is the undisputed star of variegated plant collecting.
Care Profile
A guide to ensuring your botanical companion thrives.
Origin
Horticultural hybrid
Light
Bright indirect
Watering
Weekly
Maintenance
Moderate
The collectors' pink princess
Selected from Philodendron erubescens of the American tropics, the Pink Princess owes its fame to an unpredictable hot-pink variegation that makes every leaf — and every plant — entirely unique.
Its rarity comes from that same instability: variegation is easily lost, and only attentive care and correct light keep the pink coming on each new leaf.
"The Pink Princess never repeats itself: every leaf is its own artwork."
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Styling Tip 01
Bright light for pink
Bright indirect light is the key to variegation; in shade, new leaves revert to plain green.
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Styling Tip 02
Prune to rebalance
If a stem produces all-pink or all-green leaves, cut back to a well-variegated node to restore the balance.
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Styling Tip 03
Careful watering
Let the top few centimetres dry between waterings; the pink, chlorophyll-free tissue rots easily.
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Light
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Watering
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Care
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