Philodendron collection thriving out of the tropics | A love of Aroids | Gardening Australia
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- Опубліковано 9 лют 2025
- Hundreds of rare and obscure Philodendrons kept in a heated greenhouse. Meet the man who keeps them thriving.
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Philo means 'love, affection' and dendron, 'tree'. Neil Crafter sure loves these plants. He is one of Australia’s biggest experts and collectors of philodendrons. Sophie finds out how he keeps his rare collection thriving in less-than-tropical Adelaide.
Neil started his collection at university when he bought a plant to sit on his desk - it was a philodendron.
There are nearly 500 recognised species. Neil says he loves “the diversity of the leaf colour, the texture. There’s so many species, I wasn’t going to run out of plants to collect…one species might have hundreds of forms, how could you ever get bored?”
He creates tropical conditions in a greenhouse to create the right levels of heat and moisture. He aims for 80% or more by using misters.
Feeding is crucial - he fertilizes weekly but weakly with a mix of liquid fertilizers.
Only use free-draining potting mix with lots of large bark pieces; Neil adds perlite and horticultural charcoal as well. There should be no pooling when you water plants.
When propagating cuttings, Neil pots cuttings into sphagnum moss then puts the whole pot into a ziplock bag to keep it humid and moist. Once established, they can be potted up.
Some can be grown outside - especially the thicker leaved, more robust tree species. Those with thinner leaves are more likely to dry out.
A favourite is the Ecuador Philodendron (Philodendron verrucosum), named for its hairy leaf stems. It has a lovely red blush on the back of its leaves.
Neil loves to escape to his greenhouse, but says he can always see blemishes and wonders what he could do better.
Filmed on Kaurna Country in Adelaide, SA
Featured plants:
Philodendron martianum
Philodendron warszewiczii
Ecuador Philodendron (Philodendron verrucosum)
Location: Adelaide, SA
Climate Zone: Warm temperate
Garden established: 1980
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its really a hard work to create an ecosystem and sustaining them. its wonderful and baffling, when thinking of how something random like nature could be the best mother....
How i wish to visit your paradise of philo ❤❤❤ amazing 👏👏🥰
How beautiful and green and all in the middle of Adelaide. I live in Far North Queensland where we are surrounded by these. Great gardening.
Thank You for a pro tip feeding weakly regularly. Beautifull collection.
A real happy place indeed! Lovely collection🌿🌿💚💚
I like to get all you have and plant them like you do. Watching this many times.
So fantastic, such beautiful, sculptural foliage. A lovely spot indeed to have a bath (or a pool for a dip), a G&T and linger and admire all the philodendron inhabitants in your greenhouse. Well done. Btw I would like a detailed explanation of your greenhouse, I have never seen one like this.
Absolutely amazing
I have a Philodendron Pink Princess,Berkin,Urlando and Black Majesty Philodendron in my Country Philippines.
Those plants love that man!
So beautiful!
Heavenly.....being surrounded by Philodendrons. I love them too but some types can be very expensive even here in South East Asia.
Amazing collection
So many beautiful plants!❤
So beautiful
I have philodendron spiritus sancti in my backyard in ground no green house in my garden & plus more unusual rare exotic !
There are many many different kinds of Philodendron and Monstera in the Philippines
Lovely
Wow😲
It's so amazing to see His love for those plants .Great collection.I wish I could collect all these philodendrons varieties. 🤗
We agree! Thanks for watching :)
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Great video
I need this greenhouse :D So amazing!
I been hooked up on growing Philodendron since a year ago but what hinders me from growing them is the market price is very high here in the Philippines. I am getting out of budget. I only have gloriosum, plowmanii, mamei, verrocosum, and glorious (creeping philos). How I wish to have some of its kind very soon...
have you tried the facebook (or similar) swap groups?
Heavenly
Saya dari indonesia 👍👍👍👍
hahaha
apa penggemar Philo juga?
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He should upgrade his collection.
way more beautiful variegated philodendrons are out in the market
Well maybe he doesnt like following the trends
Heaven exists on earth
Very interesting.
My friend in Los Angeles has one growing OUTSIDE, in the dry sun, root bound, underwatered and it looks fantastic 😂😂😂
These plants are not fussy, mate!
imagine how much better it would do in the right conditions though
Quite intoxicating isn't it?