{"product_id":"philodendron-warszewiczii","title":"Philodendron warszewiczii","description":"\u003cem\u003ePhilodendron warszewiczii\u003c\/em\u003e originates from tropical and subtropical seasonal dry forests from southern Mexico to Central America. The species name is so often misspelled (as \"war \u003cstrong\u003esc\u003c\/strong\u003e ewiczii\") that even Google suggests searching for the incorrect name. No, you shouldn't. The \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.ipni.org\/n\/314475-2\"\u003ecorrect spelling\u003c\/a\u003e is \u003cem\u003ewar \u003cstrong\u003esz\u003c\/strong\u003e ewiczii\u003c\/em\u003e , with a \"sz\".\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e\u003cem\u003ePhilodendron warszewiczii\u003c\/em\u003e grows quite differently from most other \u003cem\u003ePhilodendron\u003c\/em\u003e species. It is perfectly adapted to the seasonally very dry habitat it inhabits. It develops thick, water-storing \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/inaturalist-open-data.s3.amazonaws.com\/photos\/775014\/original.jpg\"\u003estems\u003c\/a\u003e . These creep \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/inaturalist-open-data.s3.amazonaws.com\/photos\/276129655\/original.jpeg\"\u003ealong the ground\u003c\/a\u003e and over \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/inaturalist-open-data.s3.amazonaws.com\/photos\/26723068\/original.jpg\"\u003estones\u003c\/a\u003e like fat snakes or (less frequently) climb several meters up \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/inaturalist-open-data.s3.amazonaws.com\/photos\/775016\/original.jpg\"\u003etree trunks\u003c\/a\u003e .\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003eDuring the dry season, it usually loses all its leaves to minimize water loss. Only the tips \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/static.inaturalist.org\/photos\/195602575\/original.jpeg\"\u003eremain green\u003c\/a\u003e , waiting for the onset of the rainy season. In the dry forests where it grows, most trees also shed their leaves during the prolonged drought. Only when the rainy season begins \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/inaturalist-open-data.s3.amazonaws.com\/photos\/216898096\/original.jpeg\"\u003edoes it sprout again\u003c\/a\u003e , growing under the protection of the newly sprouted trees.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003eThis seasonal rhythm \u003cstrong\u003edoesn't\u003c\/strong\u003e necessarily need to be imitated when caring for the plant. It grows very well in our garden during the summer and tends to lose its leaves in the winter, entering a period of dormancy. The young plants we offer will need a few more years anyway to develop the typical succulent stem and can be cultivated normally until then. The leaves of the young plants also look quite unremarkable at first. Only when they grow larger do you see that they develop multiple, \u003ca href=\"http:\/\/www.aroidpictures.fr\/FAIRCHILD\/philowarszewicziiFTG2.jpg\"\u003epalmate leaves\u003c\/a\u003e .\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e Certainly one of the most interesting and unusual philodendrons, and quite unjustly still rather unknown and rare!\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e You will receive a strong young plant in a 12 cm pot.","brand":"Jungle Leaves","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":56319213994361,"sku":"Phi030","price":19.99,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0951\/8389\/6953\/files\/Philodendron-warszewiczii-01.jpg?v=1764917072","url":"https:\/\/www.jungle-leaves.de\/en\/products\/philodendron-warszewiczii","provider":"Jungle Leaves","version":"1.0","type":"link"}