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Ask our Head Grower, Mike Hicks, all of your burning planty questions.
The question below was emailed to us last month:
Hi Mike,
How do I keep my Philodendron ‘Pink Princess’ looking beautiful? What can I do to encourage the pink variegation to develop?
Mike says:
Give the plant its preferred conditions, especially bright indirect light for at least 8 hours a day. This can be either natural light or under grow lights. They also prefer humidity levels of at least 50% and moist, but not saturated soil. Use a good draining potting mix. Check the soil moisture before watering with either a moisture meter or press your fingers into the soil. If they have reverted to all green leaves, try cutting it back to the last variegated leaf.