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title: "What is this? I've had it for a while and just treating it like any…"
description: "What is this? I've had it for a while and just treating it like any other philodendron, and it's been happy and also really slow growing. I put it under a grow…"
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community: "Plant Identification"
author: "JW"
published: "2025-06-04T16:55:05.498463Z"
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# What is this? I've had it for a while and just treating it like any…

_Posted by JW on 2025-06-04_

What is this? I've had it for a while and just treating it like any other philodendron, and it's been happy and also really slow growing. I put it under a grow light and a new leaf popped, but it grew too close to the light and burned in a pattern. So I moved it away and it is happy but just kinda stopped making new leaves at the fast rate it was going at. That leaf spike has been there for around 4 months.

![Attachment 1 of 2](https://images.getplanta.com/v1/resize/cntBhzuhemsXktbGSWDmnn9XkfsMF6fWhnH7zPcFREk/X48Tl90NTlWy5xroQ-NFZw.webp?size=large)

![Attachment 2 of 2](https://images.getplanta.com/v1/resize/cntBhzuhemsXktbGSWDmnn9XkfsMF6fWhnH7zPcFREk/NW4ha7IsQvCSP7757dQQFA.webp?size=large)

## 6 comments

### Yolanda commented on 2025-06-04

Put a humidifier or pebble tray under it along with the grow light then watch it go crazy in growth

### Yolanda commented on 2025-06-04

Consider dusting off your foliage more front and back to keep it rid of dust. This helps with photosynthesis better. I keep my certain treasures leaves clean off weekly front and back with a wet paper towel and neem oil .. I keep the foliage dust free

![Attachment 1 of 2](https://images.getplanta.com/v1/resize/YJJidWl8yghcg0Wa-wOE-i_0s9kY6A5yWb8qoP4VOxs/SlHjPiH7QR6_2CFiytRBYA.webp?size=large)

![Attachment 2 of 2](https://images.getplanta.com/v1/resize/YJJidWl8yghcg0Wa-wOE-i_0s9kY6A5yWb8qoP4VOxs/7GxSQwTDT6uMN6vkmz2mlw.webp?size=large)

#### Lisa Anglim replied on 2025-06-07

One in the left looks to be a ficus elastics burgundy and the other would be some sort of philodendron. But that’s just a guess because I don’t have any philodendron

### Lala commented on 2025-06-06

I’m open to being entirely wrong but that looks more like a possible bird of paradise to me!

### JW commented on 2025-06-06

No it's got the philodendron growth pattern. A lot of people are used to seeing the vinier types. I have a few cuttings taken from it and the roots can confirm, but I still have no clue what variety it is.

### JW commented on 2025-06-06

Although I see your confusion, it's not a very good pic. Here's a better one.

![Attachment 1 of 1](https://images.getplanta.com/v1/resize/cntBhzuhemsXktbGSWDmnn9XkfsMF6fWhnH7zPcFREk/Fk9r7Bn7Qzy6UzFiSxxpAw.webp?size=large)

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