Best Guide To Grow And Care Pink Princess Philodendron

Pink Princess Philodendron is an awesome house and famous House plant. Many people get worried after seeing its beauty, regarding its care. After reading this article, you will clear everything regarding its care and propagation and will now many other tips about this plant.

In Reality, no one knows the base of this plant, but many types of research show that it was found in 1970 by a Florida grower. I tried to find more about this but I can’t find anything else about its history. If you are a philodendron lover you should try other plants from the same breed as Philodendron Splendid.

Why Pink Princess Philodendron Is So Expensive On the Market?

Surely it’s an expensive plant because the seller will never guarantee you that the given plant will be fully pink instead of a full pink mother plant. So it wi be better to buy it from a big nursery which can give you some guarantee so you will get a better plant but an expensive one.

Beware Of Pink Congo Philodendron

Many ones sell fake plants with the name of princess philodendron so be safe. Pink congo philodendron has a solid pink color of leaves and after some time this color will turn back into the green. But Pink congo philodendron is having a mixture of pink and green color, which is permanent and the pink color is not solid.

How Can You Keep Pink Princess Philodendron Pink?

Everyone wants to maintain the pink color of his Plant. But if your plant is heaving just a pink leaf or one of them is looking solid pink, it will die. A good plant leaf always has a beautiful combination of pink with green.

It’s better to give good and indirect sunlight to your plant for its better variations. We will further talk about light requirements in the next sections. If your plant is losing its variations and leaves are just pink or green, in these situations, it will be better to cut down that leaf from its base or you can cut down a specific branch.

It will be helpful for your plant to boost its growth and will grow some beautiful leaves with perfect variations, but it’s not guaranteed.

Growing Guide

The main requirements of that plant are light, water, and a good soil mixture. If you will fulfill all these requirements plants will grow better and good. Further, read out more about them briefly in the next sections.

Light

Bright but indirect sunlight is perfect for this plant, these conditions are perfect to maintain good variations in leaves. But direct sunlight can be dangerous and it will affect the structure and variation of leaves.

If you can’t provide enough natural light to your plant, then you can also use grow lights. Test them according to the distance with the plant and make a perfect distance for a better response.

Water

It will be better to check the moisture in your plant soil, so you will understand the water requirements of the plant. Water if the base of the plant is feeling dry while touching. Overwatering can also be dangerous for plants and maybe plants to die.

Humidity

Normal House plant humidity is enough and good for this plant but it can thrive if the humidity level is up.

Temperature

A warmer temperature is best for this plant or it can easily survive on a normal house plant temperature. It will be better to put it at a minimum of 18 degrees celsius. During winter seasons put it away from windows, doors, or other coll places.

Potting Mixture

A well-drained soil mixture is suitable with a little use of perlite will make it better.

Fertilizers

Some fertilizers are helpful for this plant but overuse of fertilizers can be effective. Different liquid fertilizers can be used during the spring and summer seasons.

Repotting 

It will be better to repot Pink Princess Philodendron after one or about two years. There are many reasons behind that, after almost one or two years plant growth rate became very slow and it also affects its shape and leaves. Sometimes your soil mixture can’t hold the required moisture and drain out the water completely through the drainage hole and a few of the drainage holes don’t work.

In many such conditions, it will be better to repot the plant and make sure to water it about 24 hours before transplanting, also water immediately after completing the process.

Pruning

Pruning can be helpful to boost its growth and it will also be helpful to attain good variation in leaves. You can cut a branch from its base or a little up with the help f a knife. This plant will grow multiple other branches which will expand the plant.

Sometimes leaves change the variation of a specific branch of the plant is not active, so in these conditions, it will be better to cut down that specific branch.

Support

The pink princess philodendron has aerial roots over it which help it to climb up. You can use any type of support for this plant which will be helpful to climb and one of the best support is the moss pole.

Diseases Or Common Problems

Many problems can attack the plant in the whole year and can affect the growth rate or health of the plant. The few most common problems are discussed below:

Brown leaves

Direct sunlight, dry air, or less humidity can be a reason behind the brown color of leaves.

Yellow leaves

It’s possible due to overwatering and a bundle of sunlight. Readout this yellow leaves guide of pothos and it will work the same for your Philodendron plant-like Pink Princess and Philodendron gloriosum.

Curling leaves

Curling of leaves is a common problem and many gardeners repotted this problem. It’s just because of over or less water.

Pests

Pests are not common in this plant but you can use different house plant pest controllers to protect your plant and use natural insects repellents to be safe. Always use them according to the instructions printed on the label.

propagation

Two different methods are used for propagation and both of these are totally simple and easy to do. Detailed information about the water and potting mixture method is here below.

Propagation In Water

A sharp knife or cutter can be used to get cutting from a plant. Get cuttings from the base of the plant with at least one leaf. Take the cutting below the node, so your cutting will be having a node with it.

Fill up a jar with clean and put your cutting in it at room temperature. Bright and indirect sunlight is necessary and makes sure to change the water when it’s needed.

After almost three or four weeks cutting will be having some long roots with it. That’s the perfect time to transplant it in a suitable pot with the best potting mixture. After transplanting make sure to give light water to the plant.

Read More: Syngonium Propagation Guide In Soil And Water

Propagation In Potting Mix

First Method

For cutting follow the same process which was used in the water propagation method.

A sharp knife or cutter can be used to get cutting from a plant. Get cuttings from the base of the plant with at least one leaf. Take the cutting below the node, so your cutting will be having a node with it.

Plant the cutting in a normal pot and maintain a normal moisture level because too much moisture can affect root production. Bright and indirect sunlight is better at this stage and makes sure to put the node in the soil mixture, not the leaves.

Cover the top of the cutting with a covered plastic bag because of humidity. But make sure to take it out at least one time every day so the cutting will get fresh air.

After a few weeks gently check the cutting to see if its roots are growing or not. With proper care, root production will start within three or four weeks. After that, you can start treating it as a plant.

Second Method

This time getting a cutting without any leave must make sure that it’s having a node ( What is a node?). Plant it in a small pot that has access to bright and indirect light. After a few weeks, you will see the cutting with some beautiful and newly grown leaves over it.

After that, transplant the cutting into a permanent pot and give it proper care.

You can propagate multiple cuttings in a big pot and make your garden beautiful and big.

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