I really enjoyed the philodendron article – Philodendron For Every Fancy – as we have a large philodendron hastatum – which flowered this spring.
The plant is now seven years old and some 6 feet tall. The flower took three months to develop and then stayed open for only one day. It looked like a calla lily, the inside of the bloom very dark red.
The finger-like spadix, which protruded about 2 inches, was creamy white the morning it opened. Toward evening it appeared as if it had been pricked in many places, with a droplet of red liquid at each place.
The flowering of a philodendron is so uncommon to us and our friends we thought we would pass this on to you as an unusual item. B Semb, Washburn, Wisconsin
