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Philodendron 'Prince of Orange' Live Bioactive Plant (3" Pot)
Philodendron 'Prince of Orange' Live Bioactive Plant (3" Pot)
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$77.25 USD
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Bring dynamic tropical color and sturdy arboreal cover into your naturalistic vivarium with Philodendron 'Prince of Orange'. Celebrated for its striking foliage, this self-heading hybrid emerges in radiant copper-orange tones before maturing into rich golden-green, providing functional enrichment and architectural beauty in high-humidity habitats.
Why Keepers Love It
- Sturdy Structural Cover: Broad, durable leaves offer ideal perching, hiding, and mist-catching surfaces for dart frogs, day geckos, and arboreal lizards.
- Contained Clumping Habit: Unlike sprawling vining species, this non-trailing philodendron grows in an upright rosette, making it easy to manage in medium-to-large vertical vivariums without overtaking your hardscape.
- Bioactive Compatible: Thrives in standard tropical vivarium conditions with high humidity (60–85%) and full-spectrum LED lighting.
Husbandry & Compatibility Guidelines
- Ideal Species: Crested geckos, day geckos, dart frogs, tree frogs, mourning geckos, and tropical colubrids/invertebrates.
- Herbivore Advisory: Not recommended for grazing herbivores or omnivores (e.g., tortoises, bearded dragons) due to naturally occurring calcium oxalate crystals in the foliage.
- Lighting & Moisture: Moderate to bright indirect vivarium lighting; plant in moist, well-draining bioactive soil above a drainage layer.
Specifications
- Pot Size: 3" grower pot
- Growth Type: Self-heading / Upright rosette (non-vining)
- Humidity Needs: 60%–90%
- Plant Safety Rating: Safe for non-foliage-eating species; bioactive microfauna safe (once rinsed)
