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plowmanii philodendron Philodendron plowmanii – Foliage FactoryPhilodendron plowmanii Philodendron plowmanii is an Araceae species with broad green leaves, raised venation and winged petioles on a creeping terrestrial stem. The blades can show silver green patterning across the surface, while the textured petioles give the plant a wide, distinctive look as each new leaf expands. In a pot, Philodendron plowmanii needs room across the substrate surface. The stem crawls forward as it grows and can broaden steadily
Philodendron plowmanii
Philodendron plowmanii is an Araceae species with broad green leaves, raised venation and winged petioles on a creeping terrestrial stem. The blades can show silver-green patterning across the surface, while the textured petioles give the plant a wide, distinctive look as each new leaf expands.
In a pot, Philodendron plowmanii needs room across the substrate surface. The stem crawls forward as it grows and can broaden steadily across a wide container. A wider pot gives the stem and petioles space to spread across the mix.
Winged petioles and crawling growth in Philodendron plowmanii
- Family: Araceae, the aroid family.
- Leaf shape: Broad green blades with a quilted surface effect from the venation.
- Petioles: Winged petioles add texture and width around the creeping stem.
- Pattern: Silver-green surface markings can appear across the blade, depending on the individual plant.
- Growth habit: A creeping terrestrial Philodendron that needs horizontal space at substrate level.
- Indoor spread: Can broaden steadily across a wide pot as the crawling stem produces spaced nodes.
- Growth rate: Usually moderate in warm, bright, humid conditions, with slower growth during cooler darker periods.
- Pest watch: Warm dry conditions can encourage spider mites, so check the foliage and petioles often.
Pot growth and creeping stems in Philodendron plowmanii
The crawling stem benefits from a wider pot because new growth extends along the surface and produces leaves from spaced nodes. The winged petioles spread around the stem, so cramped placement can press against soft new leaves before they harden.
Philodendron plowmanii is associated with Ecuador and Peru, where it grows in low to mid-elevation Amazon-drainage habitats. Indoors, warm temperatures, filtered light, steady moisture and an airy root zone suit its crawling stem and thick aroid roots.
Philodendron plowmanii care for broad leaves and winged petioles
- Light: Bright indirect light supports steady leaf growth without scorching the surface.
- Water: Water when the upper part of the mix has started to dry; a constantly wet pot can stress the roots.
- Humidity: Moderate to high humidity helps new leaves open more cleanly; warm dry air can favour spider mites.
- Temperature: Keep warm and protected from cold windows, cold floors and draughts.
- Substrate: Use a chunky aroid mix so oxygen reaches the thicker roots between watering.
- Pot choice: Choose a wider container as the creeping stem extends across the pot surface.
- Repotting: Repot when the crawling stem reaches the pot edge or the mix has compacted around the roots.
- Fertilising: Feed lightly during active growth; reduce feeding when light and growth slow.
- Propagation: Root stem cuttings with at least one node in warm humid conditions and an airy propagation medium.
- Placement: Give the plant space at substrate level so the stem and petioles can spread without crowding.
- Pruning: Remove damaged leaves cleanly at the petiole base and inspect the remaining petioles for pests.
- Semi-hydroponics: Semi-hydro can work when the roots are adapted gradually and the reservoir is kept clean and oxygenated.
Leaf issues and pest checks on Philodendron plowmanii
- Spider mites: Check leaf undersides, petiole wings and new growth; fine webbing, speckling and dull leaf colour need treatment.
- Root stress: Yellowing leaves with a wet, dense mix usually point to poor root aeration.
- Damaged new leaves: Tight placement, low humidity or pest activity can mark soft new growth before the blade opens fully.
- Leaf scorch: Pale dry patches can develop where direct sun hits the leaf surface.
Is Philodendron plowmanii toxic?
Keep Philodendron plowmanii out of reach of pets and small children. Chewed plant tissue can release irritating calcium oxalate crystals and may cause mouth irritation, drooling, swelling or stomach upset.
Philodendron plowmanii etymology and botanical background
The genus name Philodendron combines Greek roots for “love” and “tree,” a reference to the tree-climbing habit found across much of the genus. The name plowmanii honours Timothy C. Plowman.
A broad-leaved crawling Philodendron with silver-green patterning, winged petioles and a low spreading habit.
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★★★★★ 5
A difficult book that must be read
This is a Pulitzer Prize winning novel by William Styron (the author of Sophie’s Choice). It is based on a slave revolt in Virginia in 1831, lead by Nate Turner. Turner’s capture and confession is the basis of this book.
The novel is told in a 1st person narrative and is largely the work of Styron’s imagination. While it is brilliantly written Styron does include graphic scenes of highly erotic obsessions with various white women and one of the most vivid homosexual encounters in modern literature. Probably because of these scenes Styron was savaged by many of the leading black artists of the day but the book has endured the criticism and is, in many ways, an American Classic.
Slavery is an indelible stain on the fabric of American culture. It will never be washed away. Turner is an aesthetic, a religious fanatic, a brilliant, tormented misanthropic, homicidal nihilist. His band of followers slaughters 52 men, women, and children. In retribution the white slaughter 200 blacks. Turner is captured, interrogated, and executed. Instead of inspiring a region wide uprising, he is brought down by his fellow blacks fighting alongside the plantation owners.
It is a difficult book to read but it is a book that really should be read.
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Reviewed in the United States on January 18, 2013
★★★★★ 5
“The Confessions of Nat Turner” William Styron, 1966 Compelling ...
“The Confessions of Nat Turner” William Styron, 1966
Compelling is the word that comes to mind. This is a work of fiction based upon the actual event of Turners 1831 bloody insurrection. It is my option that a reasonably accurate portrayal of slave life and slave/slave owner relationships is presented. I will say that for my own part that, most of the time I was rooting for Nat. I don’t know that I have a clear understanding of Nat’s hatred except in the obvious; except for his education, why was his hatred so deep as to cause him to this violence? (In an afterword, Styron states that he believes Nat was insane but that in his novel he did not want an insane Nat) A thought that I had as I read the accounting was what if Turner had directed his energies toward educating other slaves? (Of course this would have been illegal but Nat’ owmer educated him.)
A compelling read and I’m giving it
5 full stars.
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Reviewed in the United States on July 3, 2015
★★★★★ 5
Extraordinary Chronicle of an Avenging Warrior
I purchased this book, although I had read this several years ago. My interest to revisit the novel was aroused when I read The Good Lord Bird and viewed the series. There are strong parallels in the struggles and the motivations explored in these works. Styron is a talented writer who makes this history come alive and gather relevance. The brutal consequences of an impossible circumstance lives on through this century as the legacy of slavery is explored in splendid literary works such as this powerful novel. I highly recommend it.
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Reviewed in the United States on April 7, 2021
★★★★★ 4
Make Sure You Read the Vintage Edition with the Afterword
I initially purchased this book to read for two reasons: First, it was written by William Styron, who wrote the great "Sophie's Choice;" and second, it won a Pulitzer Prize. It was only after I was into the book that I learned that this vintage sixties' book was the subject of a major controversy over the depiction of the title character, Nat Turner.
I learned that Styron openly acknowledged fictionalizing large portions of Turner's life, including his motivations for leading the slave revolt. I also learned that Styron's largely fictionalized portrait of Turner outraged many black leaders of the time. Rather than painting Turner (entirely) as a hero, called to action by the injustices of slavery, Styron created a darker picture of a man fixated on religion, a vision of himself as a prophet, and frustrated by lust and desire (particularly, for a young, blond haired white girl).
As I read the book, I search my own feelings, and felt that if I were black, I would certainly have objected similarly. We all need our heroes, who become much larger as symbols than they could ever be as people. For the sake of those that come after, such icons are perhaps entitled to be treated with a greater level of sensitivity and care--even at the cost of literary restraint.
It is here that the story gets fascinating. After I finished the novel, I read Styron's Afterword. Styron was truly stung by the criticism and in the Afterword, provided an elegant and persuasive defense of his writings. While I will not say that Styron entirely changed my position, he definitely made me see the other side of the argument. The dialogue between Styron and his critics not only allows the reader to consider one of the great social and political issues of our time, but permits the reader a unique insight into the thinking of a great writer--and suffices, in and of itself, as a reason for reading this novel. MAKE SURE YOUR VERSION OF THE NOVEL HAS THIS AFTERWORD.
Putting the issue aside as to the real "Nat Turner," the novel itself is beautifully written. The characters are fully developed and believable. The description of the system of slavery and the relationship between whites and blacks feel very real, and very accurate. Styron shows us good and bad of each race, and how all of them are bound by the system of slavery and their actions directly the product of it.
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Reviewed in the United States on September 26, 2008
★★★★★ 5
I loved this book.
I read this book for my book club and I thought it was beautifully written. It has stayed with me for weeks now. I love when a book does that. I'm glad I wasn't swayed by controversy. I had no problem with the fact that the author was white and using a black voice(maybe because I'm white - but I do like when an author gets the voice right and I thought Styron did that). I didn't understand the charges of racism after reading the book. Sometimes I wonder if, what some people find uncomfortable, they label as racist or sexist or whatever. Anyway, I would encourage everyone to read this book because it gave me a fresh awareness of a huge part of U.S. history, it reminded me that there are always gray areas to consider and it was a great novel. You might think so too.
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Reviewed in the United States on February 8, 2007