Silver Sword Philodendron
4.7 out of 5 (23 experiences)
Large, lush leaves
Fast grower
About Silver Sword Philodendron
In nature, the Silver Sword Philodendron can be found growing on other plants for support. As this plant matures, the metallic leaves become more arrow shaped. Philodendron is the second largest group of plants in the family Araceae and translates to “Loving Tree.”
Taxonomy
Philodendron hastatum
Philodendron
Araceae
Alismatales
Also known as
Philodenron Silver Sword
How to care for Silver Sword Philodendron
How often to water your Silver Sword Philodendron
every 9
Silver Sword Philodendron needs 0.5 cups of water every 9 when it doesn’t get direct sunlight and is potted in a 5" pot.
Use our water calculator to personalize watering recommendations to your environment or download Greg for more advanced recommendations for all of your plants.
Water 0.5 cups every
9
Finding light for Silver Sword Philodendron in your home
a window
Silver Sword Philodendron may have difficulty thriving, and will drop leaves 🍃, without ample sunlight.
Place it less than 3 feet from a south-facing window to maximize the potential for growth.
Select your region to see how the current weather in your area affects the placement of Silver Sword Philodendron in your home 🏡.
How to fertilize Silver Sword Philodendron
Most potting soils come with ample nutrients which plants use to produce new growth.
By the time your plant has depleted the nutrients in its soil it’s likely grown enough to need a larger pot anyway.
To replenish this plant's nutrients, repot your Silver Sword Philodendron after it doubles in size or once a year—whichever comes first.
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Is she healthy? #Philodendron
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Hi yall plant lovers. What’swring with my plant? This limp was hanging by a thread so I sniped and replanted. A week or so ago and it’s still in shock. What to do? Ms. Kitty
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Help😭
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How to get rid of the Nats #Philodendron
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What’s gone wrong with my silver sword philodendron? I’ve had this plant for about eight months now. Originally, she was doing so, so well. I did very little, and she thrived. My photos below show how she looked when healthy, and how she’s recently declined.
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Broken stem! I was repotting Sterling (a rehab plant I bought from Facebook marketplace) and using a cococoir pole for the first time. He hadn’t had anything to grab in his original pot so I was trying to gently wrap him when I heard a snap! His stem broke partially in half! Chat GPT said it can heal from this by callousing over so I taped it together to keep the break from getting worse and wrapped it with plant Velcro to keep it against the pole. Has anyone had luck with something like this?? #rehabplants #Philodendron #PhiloFlock #SilverSwordPhilodendron #stemcutting #TheThread #GregGang #PlantTherapy #HappyPlants #NewPlantMom #PlantGraveyard
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Are those… what I think they are! Ok so I was on a call when I noticed THIS. I got off the call and took a look. So I said to myself as the planty person I am, those can’t be Areal roots, they usually don’t grow inside there. Then, I knew what they were. They were auxiliary roots! I think my plant is flowering! Just to make sure here’s a photo. Am I right?
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#FreshLeafFriday 🥹🥹 Here she comes! #Philodendron
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HARRY!!!! Life to death to life to death to REBIRTH!!! Oh dear Harry, what a learning lesson you are HAHAHA ! Harry was a full plant when I got him! Little did I know his Number One pest was root rot! So I trimmed him and repotted. He nearly died in my dry spare room at the time! (While he was on quarantine from being purchased 😮💨). I placed him in the grow tank and thought we were golden! Little did I know my soil blend was so so so awful (I’m sorry friends it was a hydrophobic miracle gro blend. I do not purchase MG anymore) AND root rot was a fighting factor. I didn’t see any white root growth on the outside of my pots and that should’ve been a clear sign something WAS wrong! When I thought I made a genius decision of propping in water, he died! Thankfully I placed a spare cutting in some moss on a seedling heat mat and have Harry 2.0 🤩🥳 #SilverSwordPhilodendron
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RARE PLANT ALERT!!! So I was at perch plants odds and ends, and saw this beautiful philodendron silver sword! I knew this plant was rare, and it was only 18$, which for a rare plant, is cheap!! I also got another philodendron that is different (: #philodendron #philodendronsilversword
Care Summary for Silver Sword Philodendron
Silver Sword Philodendron
Greg recommends:
Water
0.5 cups every 9 days
Placement
< 3ft from a window
Nutrients
Repot after 2x growth
Based on the 4” pot your plant is in, and that it doesn’t get direct sunlight.
What other plant parents say
Large, lush leaves 13
Fast grower 12
Survivor 9
Easy to propagate 9
Pest magnet 1
Browns easily 1
01/15/2022
It’s so pretty!!! And tough. Love it
Large, lush leaves
Survivor
11/28/2021
🥺🥺🥺
Large, lush leaves
Fast grower
08/23/2021
pushing out new leaves weekly!! love this plant
Large, lush leaves
Fast grower
08/14/2021
Beautiful silver leaves
Fast grower
07/26/2021
Gorgeous
06/01/2021
Slow grower
Large, lush leaves
Easy to propagate
05/29/2021
Has proven very hardy, even with lots of moving around. Acts really well as a sentinel plant to let you know if you’ve been neglecting your plant family. Nice silver/grey tone to the leaves adds visual variety among other bright green indoor jungle plants
Easy to propagate
Survivor
05/16/2021
pictures of the silver sword philo do not give it justice; in person it’s these beautiful metallic and blueish tinted leaves that literally make me so happy!!! this guy is super easy to care for and is a must when beginning to get into more ‘uncommon’ plants !
Large, lush leaves
05/14/2021
Very beautiful, big leaves. Grows very quickly, especially when it’s little. Easy to care for and not labour intensive.
Only downside, not really a downside, just a note really. Leaves brown very easily. Bruised leaves will brown quite quickly, and they are delicate so they tend to bruise easily.
Large, lush leaves
Fast grower
Easy to propagate
Browns easily
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