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title: "Help me take care of her!!!"
description: "Help me take care of her!!!"
url: "https://getplanta.com/community/6WjlL_2rTSS00GnYx8UA_g/VXzyOdteQw2KndHBSrJe-w"
community: "Philodendron Parents"
author: "Madison"
published: "2024-09-17T19:24:53.776751Z"
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# Help me take care of her!!!

_Posted by Madison on 2024-09-17_

Help me take care of her!!!

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## 5 comments

### Kades commented on 2024-09-17

Ooooo good find!! Philos have quickly become one of my favorites because they’re pretty forgiving!

I have two in soil that are doing well, they just really like the soil to dry out between waterings. Bright light but not direct sun! I have a Florida bronze in water that’s been beyond thriving. I just fertilize twice a month in the growing season. I don’t mist my philos unless it looks like they’re struggling to unfurl a leaf.

### Eva 🪶 commented on 2024-09-18

I have the un-verigated version of this and it literally grows like a weed. I got it while it was blooming, it later dropped those and put out 5-6 new leaves at the same time.  
I havent repotted it, but it seems to be thriving in a coir-perlite-soil mix. I feed it fish water every now and then  
I’ve seen people stake or pole theirs, as a philo it grows lots of aerial roots. (Mine is growing… wide?? It’s escaping out the pot but it’s decided to turn back into the pot so I’m not that worried)

#### Madison replied on 2024-09-18

do you have a photo !!!

#### Eva 🪶 replied on 2024-09-18

Yes! Shes my favourite baby, grows entirely off grow lights.

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#### Eva 🪶 replied on 2024-09-18

Here she is escaping her pot.. fitting species name of “narrow escape”

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