Philodendron Silver Sword (Philodendron Hastatum) Care Guide and Growing Tips
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- Growing guide for the Philodendron Silver Sword (Philodendron Hastatum).
Philodendron Silver Sword, is a captivating tropical plant admired for its distinctive appearance. Characterized by its arrow-shaped, silver-blue leaves, the Silver Sword stands out as an elegant and eye-catching houseplant.
The foliage features a metallic sheen, and the leaves have a unique elongated shape when mature, resembling the blade of a sword, hence its name.
It will thrive in bright light and in well-draining soil, with moderate watering needs.
In this video, I share what I've learned and what works well for me over the last 3 years of ownership.
If you still want more, then the full care guide can be found on my blog - www.ourhouseplants.com/plants...
CREDIT - Photo of the small trailing Silver Sword in a planter by BlueLeaf22
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My wife just got two cuttings of this plant, after she fell for it at a store. Im gonna make sure I get these nice leaves for her.
yes, he deserves a spotlight! bought the hastatum for my birthday a few years ago, he s special to me, notsilver but blue, , 🍀
Just got a Silver sword for my birthday today from my fellow plantnerd friend and I didnt know about it. And it is SUCH a beauty 😍 absolutely in love with the unique color and the size of the leaves! She sure is a beauty! 😍
It's great isn't it! Photos and video clips don't do the colour justice. Enjoy growing your birthday treat.
Urs is GORGEOUS!! I can't wait until m mine gets big
Love it beautiful plant
I agree, it's pretty lush looking in the right light and if you keep the leaves clean.
Mine is leggy, only 4 leaves at the top 1/3, long thick brownish stem 2/3 of the plant. I’m fostering it for a friend while she is away for 1 year, would be nice to give it back bushy and lush :)
Good luck! If it's unhappy in a location, think about moving it. Mine wasn't happy initially, but as soon as I switched it to a different room it's done beautifully.
If he says “easy going “ on more time lol 😂
But, but, but... It is. Easy going I mean 🤣
Mine has multiple blooms, not sure what I am supposed to do with them after the flower has closed ?
Mine just shrivel up and fall off! 😂. If yours don't and you don't want them on the plant, just remove them.
Wow! That is a beautiful healthy silver sword.! 😍👌Mine is still very very small. What’s substrate you use?
Thank you. I wasn't sure about it at first, but it's grown on me over the years! I hope yours gets big too. RE Substrate, I'm just using an everyday garden peat free compost. You need to watch out for Fungus Gnats, but a lot of my houseplants really like the chunky and open texture the peat free stuff seems to be made of.
SOS. I was watching this (great!) video while tending to my silver sword and realized the stem has completely rotted away from the root system. I removed it from a moss pole, chopped off the bottom wilted leaves and kept the top 6 and stuck it in a container of water-soaked moss - which is how I propagate my albo monsteras. Will this encourage new root growth for this philodendron? Thanks!
Hey. Thanks for your comment :-) - Yes, you can propagate Philodendron plants through water propagation, a potting mix or sphagnum moss (which is what you've done). There needs to be a node on the stem which is covered by the moss. It's very similar to what you do for your Albo's to be honest. I've only water propagated the Silver Sword but it does work. Not the quickest but bare with it. If you get your Albo's rooting (which I think is harder), I don't think you'll have any issues with your silver sword. If the cutting fails in the next week, then it was probably already too far gone when you got started! Good luck.
P.s. Mikhail, you commented a number of times by accident, so I've removed your other duplicate comments.
Is yours on a moss pole or just a support stick?
It's on a short moss pole. Just passing the top of it now so I should probably upgrade soon!
@4:20...somebody's lying...whats that I see at 3:33? Looks like a brown tip...huge brown tip. What happened there?
The leaf got stuck in a door 😭
Droplets of sap is coming out of mine. Is this normal?
It can be. If it's more like water then it's guttation. Usually an early warning sign of slight overwatering. If it's more like sticky sap then 1) It's either going to be a pest somewhere on the plants, but you should be able to see them, or 2) It's normal and is down to extrafloral nectaries. Common on Philodendrons and is generally thought to be attractive to ants so they help "farm" the plant and keep it clear of any pests.
What type of soil do they like to thrive? Currently mine is in regular soil and hasn’t grown. Thanks in advance.
Mines in just a standard potting mix. Nothing special or DIY for this one. They can be seasonal with their growth, so depending how long it's not done anything, it could be normal. I would mention that mine stopped growing for about 6 months once. It was also losing leaves! When I investigated it had Thrips. Not saying that's what yours has, but may be worth having a look just to be safe. Other ideas are - not enough light, do you feed at least occasionally? And is the planter big enough? They also like to climb up something. Does yours have a pole or something it can go up on? Hope that helps!
All of my plants, including silver sword, do really well in my homemade soil mix. I find potting soil from store is nowhere near chunky enough and will cause plants to rot bc the water doesn’t drain well enough.
I do roughly
3 parts coco coir
1 part perlite
1 part orchid bark
Optional; worm castings, vermiculite, leca… basically anything “chunky”. When watering plants, the water should flow right right out the bottom ok tom drainage holes. Just Google “aroid soil mix” and do your best for recreate it