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title: "I've scoured Google and AI for info but I thought I would ask planta…"
description: "I've scoured Google and AI for info but I thought I would ask planta Philo parents now about winter and philos... I live in Seattle in a top floor apartment…"
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community: "Philodendron Parents"
author: "Queen Anne plant dad"
published: "2025-10-12T16:47:15.111119Z"
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# I've scoured Google and AI for info but I thought I would ask planta…

_Posted by Queen Anne plant dad on 2025-10-12_

I've scoured Google and AI for info but I thought I would ask planta Philo parents now about winter and philos... I live in Seattle in a top floor apartment with lots of big windows. Great for lighting but it's not the easiest for controlling the environment. I've already had to turn on the radiator on a pretty decent level to keep a tropical temperature in the living room lol. I haven't switched on the furnace there is always that next step ... I've weather taped some windows. Humidity is not an issue I have enough plants that they keep it balmy.  
I will be purchasing more living room and plant furniture soon I figure it would help to get them off the floor. And I've thought about buying a heat pad (just for the philos), worst case scenario. I already have growlights on.

Any other suggestions? From your experience what temps do your philos tolerate in the winter? Is a cabinet pretty much mandatory to keep them healthy?

I don't mind them slowing down a bit during the dark winter months but I don't want to kill my collection during their first winter... And id rather not have to pay to keep my apartment a sauna all winter long either if I can help it

Thank you Philo parents!

As you can see Enzo is already giving me dramatic leaf curl and condensation 🤭 so he will need a remedy by winter I expect. Oh and lastly I forgot to mention Seattle has been in the mid to low 50s F and I've been measuring on the floor next to the Philos like 18.1- 20.4C humidity 70-80% .

K thanks

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## 5 comments

### clefarie commented on 2025-10-12

philos are generally pretty hardy, i keep mine in a window with a humidifier up here in canada and they do just fine! ikea glass cabinets make the perfect display case/ humidity box tho :) i find AI to be feed wrong with a lot of plant advice tho, so id recommend not listening to it haha

#### Queen Anne plant dad replied on 2025-10-12

Ok heck yeah thank you! I mean my apartment is already staying plenty cozy and humid but I'm not going more extreme than what we have right now so.... They will have to be grateful 😆😆😆

### Buffy commented on 2025-10-14

So pretty! What about using a plant heat mat ? I have used this to keep a gardenia warmer in cold months.

#### Queen Anne plant dad replied on 2025-10-14

Yes I'm definitely in the market for plant heating mats 🤭

#### Buffy replied on 2025-10-15

I got mine from Amazon. Very inexpensive.

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