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title: "Are these roots coming out of my golden crocodile philodendron? All…"
description: "Are these roots coming out of my golden crocodile philodendron? All my other leaves that grew didn’t have these so should I be concerned? And how do I care for…"
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author: "Ari ^_^"
published: "2025-11-21T20:34:50.822863Z"
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# Are these roots coming out of my golden crocodile philodendron? All…

_Posted by Ari ^\_^ on 2025-11-21_

Are these roots coming out of my golden crocodile philodendron? All my other leaves that grew didn’t have these so should I be concerned? And how do I care for it like that 🙃

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## 6 comments

### Queen Anne plant dad commented on 2025-11-21

You can train them to climb sometimes Which you can use to impact their growth pattern and posture. But I haven't seen full grown mature ones that are still climbing anything they get so massive so I'm still not sure on the long-term plan 😆🙏🏽 in nature I assume they would climb something big like a rock or a tree. I did get all my climbers poles though, why not try a science experiment. I ordered these 3D printed hexapoles I think they were called. I used new Zealand sphagnum too stuff them. I used more sphagnum too pad the the space between the pole and the plant and touching the roots with moisture to encourage attachment. We'll see next summer what happens

#### Ari ^\_^ replied on 2025-11-21

Thank you I will try to find some poles so it can climb :) I hope yours goes well and continues to grow

### Yup commented on 2025-11-21

It's an Arial root

#### Ari ^\_^ replied on 2025-11-21

Ahhhh thank you :) I thought it was a normal root 😆 so then I should be able to just guide them back into the soil hopefully

### Yup commented on 2025-11-21

Yup usually they don't get to long but

### Lisa\_starch\_bishop commented on 2025-11-22

Aerial roots! They provide support, collect oxygen, nutrients, all kinds of good stuff. I have one on a plant that is 2 ft long that my plant uses to help balance itself. Neat!

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