Philodendron Florida Beauty Sunrise — High Variegation
Description
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"Hold this leaf up to the window and there's barely any green left to hold — just butter and gold, edge to edge. This is about as high as Florida Beauty variegation gets, and she's wearing nearly the whole blade in it." — Mr. Phileas Plant
The Plant
Philodendron 'Florida Beauty Sunrise' is the golden-variegated selection of the Florida hybrid — deeply lobed, five-fingered leaves on reddish-brown petioles, with sectoral variegation that runs warm: butter-yellow and gold rather than the cream and white of the classic Florida Beauty. Variegation in the Florida group is sectoral and unpredictable leaf to leaf, which makes a specimen carrying this much gold a genuine standout.
This specimen carries an exceptionally high level of variegation — one leaf gone almost entirely butter-yellow and gold with only ribbons of green remaining, rooted and established in a cup of Fluval Stratum with new growth already on the way. Variegation this heavy means less chlorophyll to work with, so she'll want bright, consistent light to keep fueling that next leaf.
Care at a Glance
☀️ Light: Bright indirect — essential. High-variegation growth like this needs it to keep pushing new leaves.
💧 Water: When the top inch of substrate is dry. Variegated growth drinks less — err dry.
🌡️ Humidity: Appreciates 50%+ but adapts to average household air.
🪴 Soil: Established in Fluval Stratum.
📏 Growth: Climbing — give her a pole as she matures for the most dramatic lobing.
⚠️ Toxicity: Toxic if ingested — keep away from pets and children.
What You'll Receive
The exact plant pictured — a Philodendron 'Florida Beauty Sunrise' with an exceptionally high level of gold variegation, rooted and established in Fluval Stratum, with new growth on the way. Carefully packaged with weather-appropriate protection — heat pack included when temperatures require it.
🌿 One of a kind — when it's gone, it's gone.
You'll receive this exact plant, the one pictured. We don't restock individual specimens.
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