Philodendron Mayoi

Philodendron Mayoi has a leaf shape I just couldn’t resist adding to My Collect-Sean.

Propagating Philodendron Mayoi

While philodendron mayoi is hard to come by, once you get your hands on one, like other philodendron species, it is pretty easy to propagate by stem cuttings as follows:

1. In the spring, take a cutting that’s around 6 inches long from a stem with healthy foliage and a node.
2. Remove the bottom leaves below the node, leaving 2 or 3 leaves at the top of the stem cutting.
3. Use a tall clear glass to submerge the bottom of the stem, covering the node. The leaves should remain above the water.
4. Put the cutting somewhere it receives bright, indirect light.
5. Change the water every few days.
6. Watch for roots sprouting from the cutting. Once they reach about an inch long (this may take up to one month), transfer the cutting to a well-drained potting medium.
7. Keep the cutting in bright but indirect light and ensure the potting soil remains consistently moist but not saturated during those first few weeks.

-The Spruce

Why I Love the Philodendron Mayoi

If I don’t know for sure what a plant is, I Will look it up when I get home. I don’t choose plants based on how trendy they are, I pick plants that I Love and immediately Wish to have in My Collect-Sean. The shape of the leaves of this plant are unlike anything I have and it’s only My second Philodendron in total, the other being Philodendron Birkin. I was torn between this specimen and two others that I had never seen before, Philodendron Pink Princess Galaxy (which is probably named after Montera Thai Constellation for the Way the pink variegation spreads across the leaves). A Pink Princess Gigantus or something (I don’t remember exact name, but another Pink Princess hybrid) was also available and already sizing up pretty well – both were abolutely stunning in their own right. Then I spotted Mayoi.

Rarity of the Specimen for My Collect Sean

“While Philodendron Mayoi is hard to come by, once you get your hands on one, like other philodendron species, it is pretty easy to propagate.”

Although I didn’t know it at the time, I had never seen it before – not at the ‘big box stores’, as they call them. It was also the only one there amongst a massive collection of other Philodendrons and various tropicals and aeroids, the three I mentioned were the only ‘rarities’ – there were only one of each where everything else they had (even the rare ‘collector’ Monsteri) were in Good supply. This was a loner and I don’t like it when plants look lonely and know they would look much better in the Sunshine Gallery.