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Feed indoor plants with a ¼ strength liquid fertilizer while the plant continues to produce new growth. Another option is to add a granular slow-release fertilizer once in the spring and again in late summer. Liquid fertilizer with macro-nutrients applied monthly during spring and summer works best. Any good all-purpose balanced liquid fertilizer will work well with moonlight. Allowing the plant to sit in water leads to leaf drop and the risk of rot. Once the soil has become dry to about 1” inch deep, it’s time to water. But, moonlight will tolerate normal household humidity levels.Īs with all philodendrons, moonlight requires a moderate amount of water. Being a tropical plant, it prefers a humidity of 50% percent or higher. Avoid temperature drops below 60° degrees Fahrenheit at night. Keep Philodendron Moonlight at daytime temperatures of 65° to 78° degrees Fahrenheit. Moonlight Philodendron will grow well outdoors in USDA hardiness zones 10 to 11. This type of philodendron will easily sunburn. Never leave the plant in direct sunlight. Philodendron moonlight needs bright light for good leaf coloration.
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But, it may become leggy and not achieve its full height or vibrant color. As house plants, the moonlight plant tolerates low-light conditions. They consist of a 5″ inch white spadix almost completely surrounded by a pink to red spathe.īright partial shade or indirect light will ensure a happy moonlight Philodendron. Philodendron flower stem tends to be almost the same thickness as the main stem. Philodendron Moonlight has a fairly long bloom time for a Philodendron, lasting a month or more. As the leaves age, the lime color becomes less intense. The spear-shaped, light-green foliage starts out as lime green. When mature, the Moonlight Philodendron achieves a maximum height of 20” to 24″ inches and a spread of 20” to 26″ inches. But, Philodendron ‘Moonlight’ tends to have a shrublike, dense growth. Most Philodendrons are labeled as climbers or creepers. This listing is for a Philodendron "Moonlight" 4" Plant.